Celeste Vogel
Celeste Tchetgen Vogel is a Ghanaian-Cameroonian legal executive. She is the managing director of eWAKA Mobility, an electric mobility and logistics company operating primarily in East Africa. At eWAKA, her work focuses on deployment and scaling of electric mobility infrastructure across the Africa. Prior to eWAKA, since 1994, she held senior legal and executive roles at Credit Suisse, ABB, and Swiss Re. She has been recognized for her work in mobility, including being named among the Most Influential Women in Mobility (2024) and the Meaningful Business 100 list (2025).
Biography
Vogel was born in Ghana and was raised in Cameroon. She received her early education in Cameroon and France before pursuing higher education in the United States. Vogel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1991 graduating magna [...] laude, and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1994 and was admitted to the Bar in Illinois the same year.
Early career
In 1997, Vogel joined Credit Suisse in Zurich, where she worked until 2009 as Regional Head of OTC Derivatives and Prime Banking. In September 2010, she joined ABB as Group Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel, a role she held until September 2016. Subsequently, she joined Swiss Re as Head of Reinsurance Advisory EMEA, a role she held until 2021. Vogel is a co-founder and board member of The Professional Women of African Heritage (PROWAH), an initiative established in 2019 to support and connect professional women of African heritage.
eWAKA Mobility
In 2021, Vogel founded eWAKA Mobility Limited. In 2021, Vogel founded eWAKA Mobility. The company develops electric mobility solutions for last-mile logistics, including electric motorcycles, cargo bikes, and fleet management systems.
The company operates in Kenya and Rwanda and works with logistics platforms and financing partners to support fleet deployment.
Other considerations
Vogel holds board member and advisor roles to organizations including a trustee at Leap Trust. She is a speaker on electric mobility, climate innovation, and infrastructure development.
Recognition
- 2023: Selected in Google for Startups.
- 2024: Named among Most Influential Women in Mobility by Vulog.
- 2024: Acumen Angels Awardee.
- 2025: Named among Meaningful Business 100 list.
- 2026: Fellow of the Cartier Women’s Initiative.