Saray Khumalo

Saray Khumalo was born in Zambia, of Rwandan heritage, lived in Zaire, and is now a South African citizen. She has summited four of the world's highest mountains and was the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest. Locally, she has climbed the highest peak in each of South Africa's nine provinces. Saray is a mom of two, a busy executive and corporate leader in the finance space, a transformational coach and keynote speaker. She uses her passion for mountaineering to benefit causes...See more

Saray Khumalo was born in Zambia, of Rwandan heritage, lived in Zaire, and is now a South African citizen. She has summited four of the world's highest mountains and was the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest. Locally, she has climbed the highest peak in each of South Africa's nine provinces. Saray is a mom of two, a busy executive and corporate leader in the finance space, a transformational coach and keynote speaker. She uses her passion for mountaineering to benefit causes close to her heart and is the founder of the NGO Summits with a Purpose, which raises funds to promote literacy and education and to build physical and digital libraries in disadvantaged schools. In her podcast 'Because It's There', she talks to successful African and global leaders about their experiences and philosophies of leadership. See less