Njuguna Ndung'u

Njuguna Ndung'u
Born Njuguna Ndung'u
1960 (age 5556)
Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Alma mater University of Nairobi
(Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
(Master of Arts in Economics)
University of Gothenburg
(Doctor of Philosophy in Economics)
Occupation Central Bank Governor
Years active 2007 - 2015
Home town Nairobi
Title Former Governor
Central Bank of Kenya

Professor Njuguna S. Ndung'u is a Kenyan economist, university professor, and economic researcher. He is the former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, a position he occupied for two consecutive four-year terms, from March 2007 until March 2015.[1]

Background and education

He was born in central Kenya in 1960.[2] He studied eonomics at the University of Nairobi, earning both a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Arts in Economics from the university. His Doctor of Philosophy, also in economics, was obtained from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.[3][4]

Work history

Before his appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Ndung'u was the director of training at the African Economic Research Consortium. He has lectured in advanced economic theory and econometrics at the University of Nairobi, where he was an associate professor of economics. He also worked as a regional programme specialist for the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, of the International Development Research Centre, Canada; and at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis as a principal analyst/researcher and head of the Macroeconomic and Economic Modelling Division.

Ndung'u has had extensive research and teaching work in various fields of economics, including macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, and poverty reduction. A long-time researcher and trainer with the AERC and MEFMI network, he has published in international journals as well as chapters in various books on economic policy issues, inflation, interest rate and exchange rate issues, financial management, public sector growth, external debt, financial liberalization in Anglophone Africa, structural adjustment, as well as on employment and labour market issues.[5]

See also

Succession table

Preceded by
Andrew Mullei
2003 - 2007
Governor of Central Bank of Kenya
2007 – 2015
Succeeded by
Patrick Ngugi Njoroge
2015 - Present

References

  1. Herbling, David (1 March 2015). "Ndung’u Tenure As CBK Governor Ends Tuesday". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "PROFILE - Kenya's Central Banker Governor Njuguna Ndung'u". Reuters. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. Executive Profile, . "Njuguna S. Ndung'u Ph.D. - Governor, Central Bank of Kenya". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. Business, . (20 November 2011). "Is It time for Professor Ndung’u To Celebrate As The Shilling Edges Up?". The EastAfrican]]. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. "School of Economics, University of Nairobi: Professor Njuguna Ndung'u". University of Nairobi, School of Economics. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

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