Steve Charleson is a Kenyan CEO, author and advisor whose work focuses on leadership, entrepreneurship, identity, influence and the systems behind enduring businesses and institutions.
He is the founder and CEO of Charleson Group, a holding company spanning advisory, creative and venture-building interests, and the author of the forthcoming memoir Killing Goliath.
His career has included work across strategy, brand transformation, technology and entrepreneurship. Through his writing, speaking and advisory work, Steve examines the forces that shape founders and institutions — particularly the relationship between the inner life of the builder and the systems they create.
He is also the creator of Authority Circle, a curated conversation platform bringing founders, executives, investors and thinkers together around leadership, capital, influence and the future of building in Africa.