In a world of superlatives—the biggest, the brightest, the rarest—Eric Kimani chooses a life of asceticism, a hedonist on the pilgrimage to dervishhood. Wealth was wind and he was the wind catcher. Having spent half his life making money, he now dedicates the rest to giving it away, in Rotary, in philanthropy, and in mentorship.
Tall, broad, and erect, Kimani, now 67, is still buoyant and playful, and only one thing seems certain—he had known hard work, and it showed in face and body, with wrinkles sieging the bland smoothness of the face beneath. “60 to 70 is the most productive age group,” he says, “And I have never felt younger.”
