Nairobi, March 26 -- Four years ago, Sanda Ojiambo, then the head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact at Safaricom, received a life-changing call. Following a rigorous international search, she had been chosen to lead the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, as its CEO and Executive Director.

In a conversation with nation.africa, Ojiambo shares insights on her path to leadership and her successes at the helm of this global organisation.

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I am immensely privileged and honoured to have the opportunity to lead the UN Global Compact based in New York, United States. It's an immense privilege to advocate for the private sector in the United Nations.

My undergraduate studies were completed i...