She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems, obtained from the United States International University Africa, in Nairobi in 1997.
While there, she pioneered the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ solution and brought to light the predicament of girls having to miss school during their menses, on account of being unable to afford sanitary pads.
[3] She led the efforts to bring together a coalition of stakeholders from government, media and civil society to abolish taxation on sanitary pads.
The key insight was that economically disadvantaged girls missed 4–5 days of school per month because they could not afford effective menstrual protection methods such as sanitary pads.
Her most recent role in Canada included integrating marketing and brand communications for the fast-moving consumer goods conglomerate in the North American country.