Muchaneta Ten Napel is the founder of Shape Innovate, a venture that critically examines the economic imprint of the fashion industry by publishing comprehensive, data-driven research, white papers, and projections that shed light on the fiscal dynamics of both fast fashion and sustainable fashion practices.

In addition to spearheading Shape Innovate, Muchaneta is the driving force behind the platform FashNerd.com, her own digital platform that explores the latest in fashion tech. Her writing extends beyond her platform as she's contributed to Vogue Business and currently holds a senior contributor role at The Interline.

Sharing her wealth of knowledge, Muchaneta is an Associate Lecturer at London College Fashion, UAL, has lectured at the Conde Nast College of Fashion and UCL, and delivered a workshop at the Zurich University of Arts.

With her broad industry experience, Muchaneta also consults on fashion innovation, and has penned deep dive research papers for companies such as LVMH Atelier.

Muchaneta who was actively been involved with the UN UNFCC and Climate KIC during COP27; now holds the role the Chairperson of the Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) Taskforce for the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub. 

Further expanding her influence, Muchaneta is a board member of the Fashion Innovation Center, where she contributes her strategic insights to further revolutionise the industry.