Lesley Marincola

Lesley Marincola is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Angaza Design, a technology company focused on enabling affordable access to life-changing products in emerging markets.123

Professional Background

Education:

• Stanford University
  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Product Design13

Professional Experience:

• Angaza Design (CEO, 2010 - Present)
  • Located in San Francisco, CA and Nairobi, Kenya
  • Creates technology that enables businesses to sell transformative products through incremental payment plans
  • Helps over 2 billion people affordably acquire essential devices1

Previous Roles:

• Design Engineer at D2M (2009-2011)
• Product Design Engineer at Lab126/Amazon Kindle team (2007-2008)
• Technology Development Intern at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates (2006)5

Achievements and Recognition

• Forbes "30 Under 30" Entrepreneur23
• Businessweek "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs"2
• World Economic Forum Young Global Shaper (2012-2015)12
• Tech Awards Laureate23
• Echoing Green Fellow26

Mission: Marincola's vision is to solve global challenges like energy access through market-driven technology innovation and human-centered design.26 Her work at Angaza focuses on providing pay-as-you-go solar technology to communities without grid electricity, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.346