Andrew Muhwezi

ANDREW Muhwezi is a founding CEO at Penda Capital (www.pendacapital.org), a top financial services firm in East Africa.

Andrew’s life story starts with humble beginnings in Kabale district in Uganda, where he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey early on in his life to meet his school needs, albeit with a resilient, progressive and futuristic mindset.

Andrew has had an illustrious career with senior executive roles as a Head of Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank (U) Limited, Head of Castrol business under British Petroleum, Director of Business at FINCA International and Chief Commercial Officer at JUMIA.

Andrew has also held several fiduciary roles as a board member to the Stanbic bank staff pension fund, and is licensed as a trustee by the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (UBRA). He is the current Chairman of the Uganda Imperial Forest Company Limited Board, and an active Consultant at AKN Advocates, a fast-growing Legal firm in Kampala.

Andrew is family man, married with two lovely daughters. He is a proactive doer, full of life and enjoys music and dance. He loves sport and tech. He has a great sense of humor and gets along with people quite easily.

Andrew studied Economics at Makerere University, and holds a Master’s degree in Science of Finance at the University of Leicester, UK. He later pursued several professional programs and is a certified Impact Investments and Sustainability Professional by Harvard University.