User:Mrtical9/Dorika Beckett
Dorika Beckett | |
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| Born | April 5, 1963 Kisii, Kenya |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
Dorika Mamboleo Beckett is an entrepreneur, healthcare executive and educational philanthropist. She is the founder and chief executive officer of GNO Healthcare Inc..
Early Life and Education
[edit]Dorika Mamboleo Beckett was born on a rural farm in Kisii, Kenya. She was the fifth of seven children born to Priscilla and Pastor Wilson Mamboleo. Although her primary education began in Kisii, she did not begin to learn English until she moved to Kenya’s capital city (Nairobi) at the age of 9. She attended Moi Nairobi Girls School and graduated number one in her class. As a result of her academic success, Dorika earned a scholarship to attend the Walthamstow Hall School], a girl’s boarding school in Seven Oaks, Kent England where she completed her A level education and again graduated number one in her class. Dorika attended Harvard College where she majored in Economics, graduated with honors and was a member of the school’s record setting track relay team.<ref>{{cite web
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Three years after graduating from Harvard, Dorika returned to the University’s, Allston, Massachusetts campus to attend Harvard Business School where she earned an MBA and nurtured her life long passion for business.