Robert Mudida

Director, Research at Central Bank of Kenya

Robert Mudida has an extensive work experience in various roles and positions. Currently, they are serving as the Director of Research at the Central Bank of Kenya. Prior to this, they held multiple positions at Strathmore University, including Full Professor, Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Associate Professor of Political Economy, Senior Lecturer, and Academic Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Competitiveness. Additionally, they have worked as a Lead Consultant at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the World Bank. Mudida has also served as a Consultant Team Lead at Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD Uganda) and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Navarra and the University of St. Gallen. Notably, they played a crucial role as a Lead Consultant for the World Bank in the formulation of a County Socio-economic Re-engineering and Recovery Strategy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mudida's experience also includes working as a Consultant for Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) and as a Lead Consultant for the Kenya Innovation Survey at the World Bank. ROBERT has also served as the MBA Academic Director at Strathmore Business School.

Robert Mudida's education history includes:

- ROBERT attended New York University in 2015 where they studied Public Policy.

- In 2013, they studied Microeconomics of Competitiveness at Harvard Business School.

- ROBERT completed the International Faculty Programme at IESE Business School in 2010.

- Robert obtained their PhD in International Studies with a specialization in international political economy and conflict analysis from the University of Nairobi. ROBERT started their studies at the University of Nairobi before 2008 and completed them around that year.

- From 2004 to 2006, Robert pursued a Master of Science degree in Financial Economics at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies.

- In 1987 and 1988, they attended Strathmore School, where they did not pursue a specific degree or field of study.

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  • Director, Research

    July, 2021 - present