Norah Magero

General Info

The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship

1. Learn how to innovate clean technology from ideation to market, develop the technologies to the globally acceptable standards and track environmental and social impact that these technologies create.
2. Craft a pathway for my career transition from a technical engineer to a strategic leader and a policy maker involved in developing policies that govern what and how clean technologies are delivered in Africa.
3. Meet women leaders who have built successful careers in the engineering and energy space but also managed to strike a balance between their professional and personal life.

Ideal Company Type

An energy-based company whose work ranges from energy management activities for industries, households and institutions. Ideally the company or organization is involved in developing clean technologies for use in off-grid communities, both rural and urban. These technologies can be energy auditing and management tools (hardware or software) or renewable energy technologies that can be adopted by low-income communities in Africa or Asia or any place on earth. It would also excite me to work with a mentor who has women has other women in their executive leadership teams. I hope that the company places emphasis on youth development. I'm happy being matched with a start-up or a more developed company.

Additional Technical Skills

Energy Auditing Skills- From facility assessment; conducting energy audits, chairing stakeholder meetings with energy committees; recommending energy management opportunities; drafting energy management strategies and plans; implementing energy management plans.

What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?

1. Ambitious
2. Goal-oriented
3. Intuitive

What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?

I believe that I will get exposed to a broader mindset that will expand my understanding and vision to deliver even greater and ambitious goals. I run a local NGO and a local company in Kenya, I believe that after this mentorship I will expand to other African countries with confidence and success. I look forward to the new business opportunities that likely will come forward as a result of this program experience. I hope to improve and advance my energy management and efficiency strategies and products. And return more able to diversify our revenue streams by unlocking existing and unforeseen business opportunities and creating new partnerships to expand my work.

After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?

I want to impact more lives, especially women. I want to pass on the mentorship learnings to other women: working or running their own ventures in Kenya. My newfound and advanced leadership skills will improve the work that I do in my organizations, which will in turn touch the lives of more Kenyans. I will partner with other fellows to replicate their proven models in Kenya, especially renewable energy business models. Travelling makes one a better storyteller; a chance to visit the US for the first time will definitely open my perspective especially when telling women to dream bigger.

Work History

Years of Full-time Work Experience

5

Primary Professional Focus

• Energy, renewable technology or green technology
• Overseeing the delivery of technology products
• Technical product design

Education History

Highest Level of Education Completed

Bachelor's