Laila Macharia

Laila Macharia is the founder of Scion Real Estate Ltd. Current roles include Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman at Centum Investment Co. Ltd. since 2013, Chairman at Absa Life Assurance Kenya Ltd., Vice Chairman at Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Chairman at Africa Digital Media Group, Chairman at Africa Leadership Initiative – East Africa, Director at First Assurance Co. Ltd. since 2014, Non-Executive Director at Two Rivers Development Ltd., Vipingo Development Ltd., and Pearl Marina Estates Ltd., and Member of the New York State Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Law Society of Kenya, and Centum Foundation.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Kaplan & Stratton Advocates, Chairman at Kenya Property Developers Association, Independent Non-Executive Director at Absa Bank Kenya Plc, Head-Finance Associate at Clifford Chance US LLP, and Head-African Division at The Global Fund for Women, Inc. Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Oregon, graduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford Law School, and a graduate degree from Cornell Law School.