Marion
Ntiru
Director, Programs The ELMA Philanthropies U.S. Inc.
Marion Ntiru is a Director of Programs at The ELMA Philanthropies Services U.S. Inc., based in New York City. Currently, she manages the portfolio of the ELMA Growth Foundation, which supports organizations with scalable models of improving the lives of low-income communities in Africa, and the ELMA Climate Foundation.
A national of Uganda, Marion was born and raised in Kenya before moving to New York City in 1992. Prior to joining ELMA, Marion worked in the consulting and financial services sector in New York for twelve years. Marion holds a BA in mathematics and economics from Mount Holyoke College, and an MBA in international business from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She is a board member of Inkomoko and an alumna of the Consortium, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and Echoing Green programs.
Fun fact: Marion is a carnival groupie and enjoys dancing to soca, dancehall, and afrobeat.
