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What roles did Strive Masiyiwa hold, and when?

Strive Masiyiwa

Telecommunications and technology entrepreneur who founded Econet Wireless and co-founded the Higherlife Foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa.

Latest source 16 Jun 2026Updated 26 Oct 20263 sources

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Currently Co-founder, Higherlife Foundation, since 1996. 9 dated roles on record.

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Roles, most recent first

  1. 2020 – 2022
    African Union Special Envoy for Covid Response; head of the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team African Union Former

    Led the continental vaccine-acquisition effort and signed the AVAT agreement with Johnson & Johnson.1 2

  2. 2016 – 2024
    Non-Executive Director Unilever PLC Former

    Board member of the consumer goods company.1

  3. 2014 – 2015
    AU Special Envoy for the Ebola Pandemic Response African Union Former

    Special envoy role; also co-founding trustee of the Africans Against Ebola Solidarity Trust.1

  4. 2010 – 2018
    Chair (co-founder), now Chair Emeritus Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Former

    Chaired the agricultural development organisation he co-founded with Kofi Annan.1

  5. 2003 – 2018
    Trustee Rockefeller Foundation Former

    Member of the Board of Trustees.1

  6. 1996 – present
    Co-founder Higherlife Foundation Current

    Co-founded the family foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa, who leads it.1 3

  7. Founder Econet Wireless (Econet Group) Current

    Founder of the telecommunications group; Cassava Technologies (including Liquid Intelligent Technologies) is listed among his companies.1

  8. Non-Executive Director Netflix Inc. Current

    Board member of the US-listed streaming company.1

  9. Trustee Gates Foundation Current

    Member of the Board of Trustees.1

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryStrive Masiyiwa - Full biography as of 16 June 2026Econet · 16 Jun 2026
  2. PrimaryAfrica signs historic agreement with Johnson & Johnson for 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccinesUN Economic Commission for Africa · 29 Mar 2021
  3. PrimaryHigherlife Foundation (home page)Higherlife Foundation · 2026

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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