Thabo Lenneiye, MBA, MSc, MArch
Associate Scholar
- Managing Director, Sustainable Agriculture Fund, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy - Weitzman School of Design | University of Pennsylvania
- Kenya | Zimbabwe
- Evidence-based Practices | Implementation research | Informal settlements | Urban Planning
Languages: English (Native), Haitian Creole (advanced)
Bio statement
Thabo Lenneiye is the managing director of PennPraxis, overseeing the operations, fundraising, business development, communications, and strategic planning of the organization.
Previously, she was an architect at Gensler, where she was instrumental in setting up their Africa practice and worked directly for the CEO as support staff on the Obama Administration’s Presidential Advisory Committee for Doing Business in Africa.
Thabo served as the inaugural secretary of the Board for the African Union Pan-African Diaspora Women’s Association, under the leadership of Ambassador (2017-2018). She has co-taught multi-disciplinary urban planning and design studios at the University of Pennsylvania.
Recent global health projects
Study of informal settlements in Harare, Zimbabwe
Development of approaches to designing and developing a more inclusive and resilient community in Kisumu, Kenya
Selected publications
Harare 2040: Towards a More Inclusive City
Last Updated: 06 March 2024