Natalie Miller

Natalie Miller, Chief Growth Officer at XRGlobal

Natalie Miller is an experienced entrepreneur and business development professional with nearly two decades of experience leading and growing organizations across Africa. She currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer at XRGlobal, a virtual reality learning and development platform transforming training in emerging markets.12

Some key highlights of Natalie's career:

• Earned her MBA from Oxford University, where she focused on Entrepreneurship, served as co-Chair of the Africa Business Group, and was selected as a Skoll Associate with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship2
• Moved to South Africa in 2006 from Washington DC to start up the regional base for the global non-profit organization Operation Smile, later becoming Vice President, Africa and then Vice President, Global Business Development23
• Founded ZARUS Group, a consultancy focused on supporting social businesses and NPOs with fundraising, strategic positioning, partnerships and scaling2
• Served as Africa Lead for Impact Hub, running the Seed Program supporting local entrepreneurs start Impact Hubs in their cities and building partnerships across the region2
• Joined Zoona as Head of Expansion and Commercial Partnerships, a FinTech OTC money transfer business focused on the unbanked2
• Served as CEO of GreenFingers Mobile, an AgriTech company focused on traceability in the value chain for small farmers12

Natalie has volunteered as a Facilitator for Grassroots Entrepreneurs in informal settlements, was a mentor for various accelerators, and currently serves as a coach for several programs. She is also an investor and advisor for companies like Xente and AgriKool.2