Bogolo J. Kenewendo is a global economist and Former
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in Botswana.
She is currently championing climate finance and action
as a catalyst for development in Africa and the global
south in her role as Africa Director & Special Advisor of
the UN High Level Climate Champions Team.
Kenewendo is also a vocal advocate for gender equity
and protection of children’s rights. She has received
global recognition for her work, being appointed as a
member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, a
member of United Nations Secretary-General António
Guterres’ High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation,
Advisory group on the gender architecture of the UN
and group on Financing for Development, a member of
the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Council
on Global Public Goods in the Fourth Industrial
Revolution, and a WEF Young Global Leader. She is also
a Non-Resident Fellow with Center for Global
Development and a member of several corporate
boards.
In 2022 she was one of the Time 100 Next Honorees
and has been named as one of Africa’s 100 most
influential people by various publications over the last 5
years.