Bullish Africa 2026 Speaker
John M. Gachora
Group Managing Director and CEO, NCBA Group
Bullish Africa welcomes John M. Gachora, Group Managing Director and CEO of NCBA Group, to the stage.
John has spent his career in executive management at global institutions, working across corporate and investment banking, structuring and financial engineering, commercial banking, and financial services. Before joining NCBA Group he served as Managing Director, Corporate and Investment Banking at Barclays Africa, and as a Managing Director at Bank of America Securities. He is a director of several other companies.
He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
John joins Bullish Africa's roster of global leaders shaping the conversation on capital, governance, and Africa's next chapter at the upcoming summit.
At a Glance
- Current Role
- Group Managing Director and CEO, NCBA Group
- Based
- Kenya
- Focus
- Corporate and investment banking, commercial banking
- Previously
- Bank of America Securities, Barclays Africa