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Wangu Kiuru

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Global Head People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP) - Technology and HSSF at Mastercard Foundation
📍 Nairobi County, Kenya

Wangu Kiuru is the Global Head People & Culture Business Partner for Technology and HSSF at the Mastercard Foundation, bringing over twelve years of extensive experience in global talent acquisition. Her expertise spans numerous industries, including Non-profit, Pharmaceuticals, and Technology, with a proven track record in spearheading comprehensive talent strategies.

Colleagues describe Wangu as a passionate, business-minded, and consummate professional with an exceptional ability to engage with people from multiple backgrounds and cultures. Her work is deeply connected to creating opportunities and driving social impact, particularly across Africa, reflecting a strong commitment to the continents economic development.

She has a distinct passion for diversity and inclusion, having previously served as the Inclusion & Diversity Lead for MEA-CIS at GSK, where she focused on equitable talent strategies.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Global Head People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP) - Technology and HSSF
Location
Nairobi County, Kenya
Personality Overview

How Wangu shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Wangu cares about

Global Talent Strategy
Her entire career is built on developing and executing global talent acquisition strategies for multinational organizations like Mastercard Foundation and GSK.
Diversity & Inclusion
Previously served as the Inclusion & Diversity Lead at GSK. Recommendations frequently highlight her keen eye for fostering diversity in recruitment.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Global Head People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP) - Technology and HSSF
Mastercard Foundation
3-2023 - 11-2025
Global Head Talent Acquisition
Mastercard Foundation
12-2022 - 2-2023
Acting - Global Head Talent Acquisition
Mastercard Foundation
3-2021 - 11-2022
Global Talent Acquisition Lead
Mastercard Foundation
1-2018 - 2-2021
Talent Acquisition Manager-Sub-Saharan Africa/Interim Lead-Turkey/Inclusion & Diversity Lead MEA-CIS
GSK
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Mastering Talent Management: Hiring
Wharton Executive Education
Women and Leadership Program
European Business University of Luxembourg Executive Education
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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