[{"name":"Dr. Josea Rono","title":"CEO \/ Founding Managing Partner","email":"jrono@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Dr. Rono, a founding partner at E&K Consulting Firm, leads teams in delivering advisory and investment engagements to over 130 clients and partners. With more than 15 years of experience,he has worked across public, private, not-for-profit, international development, and academic sectors in Africa and beyond. Driven by this passion, he has devoted most of his career to building and advising enterprises that are not only commercially outsized but also intentional about creating a positive impact in the communities and geographies they operate in.\n His extensive thought leadership addresses global challenges in the public, private, development,and philanthropic sectors. He is a member of WHO's Global Advisory Group on Vaccines and Anti-microbial Resistance, and holds various board and committee appointments, including at Grand Challenges Canada, Haltons Pharmacy (an mPharma subsidiary), and Living Goods (a global UHC champion). Instrumental in introducing the first-ever WHO-approved malaria vaccine to African children, his impactful work was recognized by Time magazine in 2022. Named among the Top 100 Most Influential Personalities of African Descent by the United Nations, he contributes significantly to the international community. Beyond this he is a recipient of multiple awards, having earned the Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Silver Medal and secured prestigious accolades, including a Wellcome Trust PhD Fellowship, an Ian Barthurst Foundation award, and two Karolinska Institute Research Awards.\nDr. Rono earned his PhD in Global Health from Karolinska Institute in Sweden and his Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Nairobi. He is an alumnus of the Leadership & Management in Health Program of the University of Washington, USA, a fellow of the Kofi Annan Leadership Program, the Swedish Institute Management Program (SIMP), and the Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship that is co-run by Africa Leadership Institute and the Sa\u00efd Business School at Oxford University.\n He is a cycling enthusiast can be spotted clocking 60 kilometres of road and mountain cycling in Nairobi on any good week.","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drjosearono\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/djr.jpg"},{"name":"Ted Macharia","title":"Engagement Manager","email":"tjoshua@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Ted serves as an Engagement Manager at E&K, playing a crucial role in establishing strong and enduring relationships with clients. His extensive experience spans healthcare, agriculture, financial services, and education sectors, where he provides strategic guidance and investment advisory services to a broad range of investors across the entire spectrum, including public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders. Ted's work encompasses the development of strategic plans for several publicly listed companies, as well as advising family offices and foundations on optimizing their impact portfolios. His professional focus is grounded in creating innovative solutions that enable clients to maximize their impact.\n Ted has been instrumental in leading various flagship corporate ventures, such as the Lending for Education in Africa Partnership, an innovative education financing program, HUGinsure, the world's first social impact insurance entity, and FIT4Ag, an agriculture financing platform. Before joining E&K, Ted held the position of Senior Investment Manager at Dalberg Capital. He has BSc Actuarial Science from the University of Nairobi.\nTed enjoys honing his smallholder farming skills.","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tedmacharia\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/tm.jpg"},{"name":"Dr. Karima Chiuri","title":"Senior Associate","email":"kchiuri@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Dr. Karima Chiuri is a Senior Associate at E&K Consulting Firm where she brings a combination of leadership, strategic thinking, and academic rigour to effectively deliver on client engagements. With primary training in medicine and epidemiology, Karima is passionate about leveraging the power of science and evidence to inform strategy and policy in catalysing development particularly in and for African countries. \nPrior to joining E&K and in parallel with her role, Dr. Karima serves in a number of research positions across the continent, including as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Stellenbosch and as an early-career health researcher at the African Research Universities Alliance-Centre of Excellence (ARUA-CoE) for Non-Communicable Diseases at the University of Nairobi. She was also part of the National COVID-19 Taskforce in the Ministry of Health in Kenya contributing to the development of policies on contact tracing using epidemiological methods.\nDr. Karima earned her PhD (DPhil) in Population Health and MSc. in Global Health and Epidemiology from the University of Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. Additionally, she qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery from the University of Nairobi in 2016.\n In her free time, Dr. Karima is an avid reader, and you will nearly always find her cosied up with a good book and a cup of strong black coffee.","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karima-chiuri-21b977b0\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/dkc.jpg"},{"name":"Victor Mibei","title":"Associate","email":"vmibei@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Victor is a highly qualified and experienced professional who can offer you valuable insights and solutions for your business needs spanning multiple industries. He has extensive experience in corporate finance, energy research. He has worked on projects in various sectors such as manufacturing, health, construction, and renewable energy.\n Victor has a background in Finance and holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Energy, Trade and Finance from Bayes Business School, London, UK, where he conducted a thesis on analyzing the impact of electric vehicles in conjunction with the Department for Transport, government of the UK. Victor is interested in resilient self-sustainable systems and a greener less carbon intensive future and believes that \u201cResilience is the ability to thrive in the face of adversity\u201d- Angela Duckworth. \nAn occasional painter (just for fun) when creative juices are running and a promoter of local talents and content. Kenya to the World","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/victormibei\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/vm.jpg"},{"name":"Maureen Njoroge","title":"Senior Analyst","email":"mnjoroge@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Maureen Njoroge is a Senior Analyst at E&K Consulting Firm with an impressive track record having successfully executed over 40 client engagements. Her expertise spans diverse areas, including investment cases, market research, strategy advisory, and health systems strengthening within the East Africa region.\nHolds First Class Honours in Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science from Strathmore University, obtained a Probability and Statistics (CT3) certification from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, completed ACCA F2&F3, and is currently pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification. This educational journey demonstrates a comprehensive foundation in actuarial science, statistics, accounting, and ongoing professional development in finance.\nMaureen has a demonstrated history of driving impactful initiatives and strategic development. Provided technical support in the development of an Investment Case for the introduction of the first-ever malaria vaccine to Africa on behalf of GAVI. Currently contributing to government engagement, political strategy, and stakeholder advisory services for the Wellcome-funded Future of Global Health Initiatives, aimed at optimizing global health initiatives to support national health priorities and progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Former Investment Executive at Dry Associates Investment Bank with expertise in sourcing pitches, creating marketing materials, and managing client portfolios. Previous experience as a Graduate Assistant at Strathmore University showcased leadership in marketing, international student recruitment, and community engagement. A dynamic professional with a proven history of substantial contributions across diverse sectors.\nIn her free time, Maureen enjoys Cultural and Social Activities, including:\n 1. Learning a new language\n 2. Traveling and exploring new cultures\n 3. Volunteering for community service \n4. Attending live performances (concerts etc.)\nMaureen is proficient in comprehending and engaging in conversations across six languages.","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maureen-njoroge-bb414a12b\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/mn.jpg"},{"name":"Junerean Baraka","title":"Analyst","email":"jbaraka@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Junerean has a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Financial Economics and a Certificate in Data Science awarded by Strathmore university. With a dynamic profession, blending data science prowess and financial acumen, she has delivered on talent acquisition, business development and multiple client engagements ranging from market research, investment cases and strategy advisory to health systems strengthening, in the East and West Africa regions, in her current role.\nIn her past roles, Junerean has had the privilege of working in the Energy and Agricultural sectors. Her journey includes roles at Vaisus Consulting, Tradecare Africa Limited, Arifu, Agile Consulting Firm, and Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority where she delivered on diverse projects including business plans, financial analysis and modeling, impact research, strategy advisory, and value chain analyses in the agricultural sector. Beyond the corporate space, she has contributed to the community, by volunteering at a special school for the hearing impaired and serving as the treasurer of a community fellowship.\n Beyond the desk, Junerean is a travel enthusiast for exposure and networking, an avid reader for knowledge expansion, a regular swimmer for health and fitness and a violinist that she finds therapeutic. She prefers swimming early in the morning when there are few to no person at the pool.","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/junerean-baraka-083256137\/","photo":"\/img\/team\/jb.jpg"},{"name":"Elizabeth Ngari","title":"Analyst","email":"engari@e-kconsulting.co.ke","body":"Elizabeth holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, as well as a BA in Economics and Sociology from Egerton University in Kenya.\n She has extensive experience in business analysis, advisory, development, and valuation; corporate finance and valuation; strategy advisory and development; stakeholder engagement, financial advisory, and analysis; client engagement, negotiation, and management; team leadership and management; business and economic research; private wealth management; investment advisory, and analysis; financial modeling, and due diligence. In her career journey so far, she has worked on projects in many different industries including, renewable energy, hospitality, real estate, quantity survey, innovation, finance, logistics, healthcare, and education. She has also effectively led end-to-end projects.\n She is a football aficionado who enjoys watching international football events in her leisure time. The Premier League and the Champions League are her favorite leagues. She has also grown fond of watching rugby and tennis. She believes Arsenal will one day win the Premier League.","linkedin":"","photo":"\/img\/team\/en.jpg"}]