Vongai is a global renowned leadership expert, Executive Coach and facilitator with over 20 years’ experience of working with leaders from both the public and private sectors. Her work spans across 4 continents (over 48 countries). Her expertise is working with the most senior leaders in organizations such as Chief Executives, Director Generals, Portfolio Ministers, Heads of UN agencies, Professors, Vice Chancellors and Managing Directors. Her work has included clients in the fields of business, finance, education, law, medicine, government and non-profit organizations.
Vongai is well known for helping very senior leaders think clearly, strategically and practically. She supports them in facing big challenges and pressing significant issues. She is often called to coach individuals facing their most difficult leadership challenges. She works together with her clients to find new, innovative solutions, resolve conflicts and to make decisions with greater confidence. She helps leaders move with sure-footed action towards new possibilities for their future. Vongai has an extensive track record of building strong relationships, trust, and engagement at all levels. With over two decades of experience spanning Africa and other continents, Vongai led the expansion of education leadership opportunities across Africa, growing from presence in three countries to ten countries with a pipeline of 17 countries to be added in the coming months.
In 2016, She launched a monthly roundtable to address the need for leadership development with CEO’s in London. She is also the Founder of Global Leadership Awards (UK Based) which brings together senior leaders from across the globe. As an Executive Coach, her coaching provides the means for leaders to think afresh about what is important in their organizations, their teams and their lives. As a leadership strategist, her passion is to help organizations build internal systems for accelerated and sustainable leadership development. As a result of her exceptional leadership, Vongai served as part of the UN faculty, being one of the youngest persons to do so. As an author, she has written a number of books and articles on leadership development. Some of her books are; Lead don’t Self sabotage, Leadership Syndromes – Identifying the self-sabotaging behavior patterns that can derail your effectiveness as a leader and Leading from within-Shifting perspectives on leadership. She has been a guest lecturer on MBA programs at universities such as Royal Holloway University and London South Bank University.
In 2023, Vongai set up the Alliance for Women and Girls – an organization that is cultivating leadership at all levels to support organizations and leaders who are working on issues affecting women and girls on the African continent. AFWAG is one of the few organizations that is exploring leadership as a lever for catalyzing change and working to actualize this through its various programs. International Work Exposure Vongai has facilitated and led leadership development work in countries such as: Africa Americas Europe Asia Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Wsatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone; Canada; Mexico; Panama; United states; Australia; New Zealand; Colombia; Peru; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Isle of Man; Italy; Latvia; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; russia; Afghanistan; Armenia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Israel; Japan; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Slovakia; Sweden; Romania; United Kingdom.
Dr. Vongai Nyahunzvi is the Founder and CEO, Alliance for Women and Girls and Head of Africa Region, Teach for All. She is a recipient of many awards, both local and international.
