GEOFFREY MWENDA KIRUGI
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Finance and Accounting expert with over seven years’ experience working for
financial institutions and public sector. Experienced in stakeholder management
and negotiation, data analysis, AI Training, and a published researcher.
EDUCATION
2021 — 2023:
University:
Master of Public Management and Administration (Public
management and Economics major)
Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
2009 — 2013:
University:
Bachelor of Business Management (Finance and Banking Option)
Maasai Mara University, Kenya
2016 — 2017:
College:
Certified Public Accountant (Section 3)
KASNEB
2003 — 2007:
School:
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Grade B+
Tudor Day Secondary School.
KEY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS
⚫ International Trade Policy and Trade Law at the Trade Policy Training Centre in
Africa, 2024
⚫ Trade Policy and Gender – at the Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, 2024
⚫ Basic Standards Training (COMESA Business Council), 2024
⚫ Diploma in Project Management – ALISON, 2015
⚫ Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals – USAID, 2014
CORE COMPETENCIES
Trade Policy & Strategy Development
Regional Integration & Economic
Diplomacy
Finance and Banking
Accounting including GAAP
Data collection, management and
analysis.
Public Policy Research & Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June - August 2025: Consultant at Jefmweds Enterprises.
Projects Previously worked on:
1. Individual remote contractor as a Business Analyst (Finance) at Turing Enterprises
(US)
2. Coordinated capacity building workshop for Busia Border activity under the Regional
Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Program (RECAMP)
3. Coordinated the negotiation phase of the Kenya – Uganda Mutual Recognition
Agreement under the COMESA – EU Trade Facilitation Facility.
4. Participated in the COMESA Small Scale Cross-Border Capacity building program for
the Moyale border trade facilitation project.
June 2017 – May 2024:
•
Trade Development Officer – Regional Trade Division.
Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Nairobi,
Kenya
Led Kenya’s technical team in COMESA/EAC negotiations, contributing to the
finalization of the Kenya–Uganda Mutual Recognition Agreement; coordinated
12 bilateral negotiation sessions and reduced outstanding tariff barriers for
targeted sectors.
• Designed and delivered RECAMP and SSCBTI capacity-building workshops
reaching over 1,000 SMEs and 300 cross-border traders, increasing formal crossborder trade participation.
• Authored 20+ policy briefs and economic reports leveraging national and
international datasets (IMF, World Bank, WTO) used by senior policy-makers to
inform trade policy decisions.
Sept. 2022 – Sept. 2023:
Graduate Assistant – International Business Program
Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Aug 2022 – Sept. 2022:
Graduate Intern – International Business Program
Wataki Automobile Co., Inc. Hyogo, Japan.
Aug 2015 – June 2017:
Credit Officer, Ngao Credit Ltd, Kenya
Key roles and Responsibilities
1. Oversaw loan disbursement, motor vehicle importation logistics, and debt recovery
processes.
2. Managed customer onboarding and led sales campaigns across branch locations
Personal Banking Representative
June 2013 –July 2015:
Accounts Assistant
Venus Tea Brokers LTD.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
⚫ Co-Author: “Persistent Regional Income Inequalities in Kenya During the COVID-19
Pandemic: Evidence from a Bi-Dimensional Inequality Decomposition Analysis.”
Published in the Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences Journal (Springer, 2024)
REFEREES
Upon request.
