James Njuguna Mwangi is the current Group managing director and Group chief executive officer of the Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent.

James Mwangi is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman and entrepreneur.  He was included among The Financial Times' 2009 list of the top 50 thought leaders of emerging markets, and among the top 20 most influential people in Africa. James Mwangi is also the current chairman of Kenya Vision 2030 since 2009.