{"id":772,"date":"2023-06-17T13:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.underscore.co.ke\/jla\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:07:41","slug":"karen-chelangat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.zuricode.com\/jla\/who-we-are\/karen-chelangat\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Chelang\u2019at"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"772\" class=\"elementor elementor-772\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b073236 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b073236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ce9ea\" data-id=\"b9ce9ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dee0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dee0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karen Chelang\u2019at<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6383ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6383ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Programmes Officer \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50950bb\" data-id=\"50950bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3c2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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She is passionate about challenging conventional thinking and creating opportunities for youth to explore new possibilities. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">Karen has held roles at AG Group International and Old Mutual Kenya, and has an MBA from Jack Welch Management Institute and a BSc. in Actuarial Science from the University of Nairobi. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin: 12pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">Her career focuses on EdTech, low-income housing projects and financial access initiatives to disrupt conventions and create meaningful opportunities for previously underserved populations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f761f17\" data-id=\"f761f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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