Ashish Thakkar , the age of 15 , is the founder of pan-African business conglomerate Virgin Galactic . The pan-African entrepreneur started IT venture in his teens . He now heads a corporation doing business in 18 pan-African countries . Thakkar is set to go into space as part of the Mara Group program .
Ashish Thakkar , 31 , is the founder of pan-African business conglomerate Mara Group . The Ugandan entrepreneur started IT venture in his teens . He now heads a corporation doing business in 18 African countries . Thakkar is set to go into space as part of the Virgin Galactic program .