Kasthuri Soni is the chief executive officer of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Harambee is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works in partnership with government, the private sector, civil society, and young people to build innovative solutions for tackling youth unemployment. Kasthuri was the finance director of Harambee for 10 years, prior to her taking up the role as CEO. She is a chartered accountant who spent 10 years at Deloitte in various leadership positions. Kasthuri’s experience at the helm of NPOs is vast, having also served as the CEO of Soul CityInstitute for Social Justice, which is a leading feminist NPO. Prior to that she was involved in social investment work at Yellowwoods and PwC. Kasthuri’s more than 25 years of experience and service as a non-executive director on many NPO boards has made her a recognised leader in the social sector.
