Andrew Rugasira

Andrew Rugasira
BornAndrew Rugasira
Kampala, Uganda
OccupationBusinessman
Alma materUniversity of London, University of Oxford
Notable worksA Good African Story: How a Small Company Built a Global Coffee Brand
SpouseAlice Sibomana Rugasira [Dec 2020]
Website
goodafrican.com

Andrew Rugasira is a Ugandan businessman and author.[1] He is the author of the book A good African story: how a small company built a global coffee brand.[2] In 2003, he founded Good African Coffee, the first African-owned coffee brand to be stocked in UK supermarkets and US retailers. In 2007, he was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has won several awards, including the Legatum Pioneers for Prosperity award, and in 2010 was nominated for a Financial Times/ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business award. He was Uganda Coffee Development Authority's Ugandan Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. Rugasira was Uganda's chairman of the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA), a member of Uganda's Presidential Investor Roundtable (PIRT) and sits on the board of Maisha Film Lab. Rugasira lives in Kampala and is a father of five children.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Andrew Rugasira: can coffee transform lives in Africa" theguardian.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Book Review: “A Good African Story” by Andrew Rugasira" africaontheblog.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Book Review: “About Andrew Rugasira" Archived February 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine randomstruik.co.za. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Our Distinguished Fellows" Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine africaprosperity.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.