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Alice Kang’ethe, MSc

CEO

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Nairobi, Kenya

Alice is a global health leader with over 20 years’ program and nonprofit management experience. Prior to serving as founding CEO of the Beginnings Fund, she was the global Chief Operating Officer at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), where she oversaw a complex, multi-program operation in over 40 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. During her tenure, she helped build CHAI’s footprint in Africa through multiple global leadership roles focused on women and children’s health, including developing, implementing, and overseeing programs in vaccine delivery, family planning, maternal and newborn health, rural healthcare workforce, and HIV/AIDS care and treatment. Alice’s early career was as a management consultant at KPMG East Africa in international development, public sector, people and change advisory services.

She holds a first-class degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and a Master of Science degree in Economics and Human Resource Management from the London School of Economics.

Featured Publications

Foreign Policy

African countries are setting a new agenda for maternal and newborn health

May 26, 2026

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The EastAfrican

Africa knows how to save mothers and newborns. It must now act

March 24, 2026

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Power of Funder Collaboratives to Advance Global Health

April 29, 2025

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