Lawrence Muli

Mr. Lawrence Muli is a Lead Expert for the European Union Commission flagship grant for the EU-AU Youth Tech Labs aimed at funding and supporting youth and technology development across 17 African Union Member States.

Prior to this he was the Africa Lead & Public Policy Manager, Counterterrorism Policy at Meta/Facebook Inc. in London, U.K for 3 and a half years. At Meta, he coordinated strategic partnerships with governments across Europe, Middle East and Africa, civil society and international institutions managing initiatives like Meta's Search Redirect Program, Courage Against Hate aimed at enhancing online safety for users across the globe.

He has also worked for 4 years as the Programmes Lead of the Youth Programme at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London where he received the Commonwealth Decade Exemplary Service Award for service to the Commonwealth Youth Programme (1973-2023). 

Prior to this Mr. Muli worked at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for 4 years leading policy advocacy and thereafter engaged in the flagship AU-Japan youth volunteers programme in Tokyo and Kamaishi, Japan. 

He is also Co-Founder of the African Development Research Evaluation and Strategy (ADRES) Group; a regional consulting firm that has given technical assistance to Intergovernmental organisations contributing to research, strategy and evidence based policy making. 

Mr. Muli holds a Masters in Public Policy & Management from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a B.Sc. Environmental Science from Kenyatta University in his home country, Kenya and is currently pursuing The Oxford University Executive Strategic Management Course.

Aside from work Lawrence loves travelling, learning new languages, plays 3 musical instruments and has a passion to mentor young students and is researching the nexus of technology, democracy and meaningful engagement and empowerment of young people across Africa.