Anne Ciiku Drane - Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Anne Drane was born and raised in Kenya, and now resides in Dripping Springs, Texas with her husband Walter and daughter Haley.  Anne is the founder of the 501(c)(3) charity SAWA SAWA, which is focused on providing security and empowerment to the rural women of Africa (www.sawasawausa.com).  A KXAN video profile of Anne and SAWA SAWA is found here 

Anne Drane earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Finance from Kenyatta University.  She has completed graduate level coursework at Boston University, Penn State, among others. See LinkedIn Profile

Anne formed the Dripping Springs Coffee Company to provide direct access to the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, county exchanges, and coffee cooperatives and farmers.

Anne's family farmed coffee for generations and witnessed first hand unfair treatment that had been inherent in traditional business  practices.  Now, through the actions of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange to reduce bad actor activities and opportunities to work directly with coffee bean producers, fair and ethically procured coffee is now possible.

The Dripping Springs Coffee Company holds a Nairobi Coffee Exchange license to directly trade, one of less than 80 granted and approximately 5 in use at any given time.  This gives our customers and clients a tremendous advantage over competitors that rely on middlemen traders.