Rose Mutiso

Rose M. Mutiso is a kenyan materials scientist, energy researcher, and science and technology policy expert. She is the founder and executive director of the African Tech Futures Lab(ATFL), an African-led institute focused on emerging technologies in energy, climate and digital systems. She is also a science advisor to the Energy for Growth Hub and a senior fellow at Stanford University Conceptual Investigations Unit.

Mutiso previosly previously served as a research director at the Energy for Growth Hub and as a senior fellow in the Office of International Climate and Clean Energy at the United States Department of Energy. She also served as an Energy and Innovation Policy Fellow in the office of U.S.Senator Christopher Coons, where she co-authored legislation that was subsequently signed into law. She is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of the Mawazo Institute, a Nairobi-based nonprofit supporting early-career African Women researchers and served as it's chief executive officer from 2017 to 2021.

Mutiso holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where her research focused on nanotechnology and polymer physics. Her work and public speaking have focused particularly on energy access, energy transitions, climate, science and technology policy, and Africa's role in emerging technologies.

Quotes

• Energy and climate change are priority sectors for us, though we were struck by how weak the power sector research pipeline is in Kenya.
  • Rose Mutiso said (Esi, April 1, 2018)

• "There's no mitigation to be had."
  • One size does not fit all: Rose Mutiso on Smart energy policy in Africa.

• "Africa is not a country. Poverty is not a solution to climate change."
  • Rose Mutiso honored for Energy expertise. Dartmouth

• "When it comes to energy development, context really matters."
  • Rose Mutiso said, Rockefeller Foundation

• "African research and expertise are not optional."
  • She said, Rockefeller Foundation

• "Going from the lab to congress was a bit of a culture shock."
  • Rose Mutiso, Rockefeller Foundation