Naomi Rono, is a Kenyan
public policy professional and
development economist
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, who works as a Senior Adviser in the Office of the
executive director
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The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
at
World Bank Group
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, based in
Washington, DC
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.
Background and education
She was born in Kenya and attended Kenyan schools for her pre-university education. She attended
, graduating with a
Bachelor of Commerce
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(BCom) degree, in 2006. She later obtained a postgraduate
Diploma in Public Administration, obtained in 2013 from the
Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...
(ANU), in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
. The next year she obtained a
Master of Public Policy
The Master of Public Policy (MPP), is one of several public policy degrees. An MPP is a master's-level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focus o ...
(MPA) degree, also from ANU. She also holds
Post Graduate Certification in Development Economics and International Development, awarded by the
University of Amsterdam
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in 2014.
Work experience
For the first four years of her career, she worked as an Accountant and Projects Administrator at "IQplus Kenya Limited", a company that offers automation solutions for books of accounts and key business operations, based in Nairobi, from March 2007 until June 2011. Thereafter, for a period of six years, from August 2011 until July 2017, she was employed as a Senior Policy Analyst at the
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) is a professional body for certified public accountants (CPAs) in Kenya. ICPAK is a full member of the International Federation of Accountants and the Pan African Federation of Accou ...
(ICPAK), a public institution based in Nairobi and mandated to develop and regulate the accountancy profession in Kenya. In August 2017, she was appointed as an Adviser in the Office of the Executive Director of the World Bank Group, where she still serves as of November 2022.
Other considerations
In 2017 Rono was named among the "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya", by the
Business Daily Africa
''Business Daily Africa'', commonly known as ''Business Daily'', is an English-language daily business newspaper published in Kenya. The newspaper is published by Nation Media Group from its headquarters at Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairo ...
, an English-language daily business newspaper.
See also
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Susan Oguya
Susan Eve Oguya Kutalek, commonly known as Susan Oguya, is a businesswoman, designer and entrepreneur in Kenya. She is the co-founder and former chief operating officer of ''MFarm Kenya Limited'', an internet-based company that facilitates farmer ...
*
Shitsama Nyamweya
Sylvia Shitsama Nyamweya (née Sylvia Shitsama), is a Kenyan consultant neurosurgeon at the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital. She is the first female neurosurgeon in Kenya and one of a handful of female neurosurgeons in the country.
Backgro ...
*
Borna Nyaoke-Anoke
Borna Nyaoke is a Kenyan physician and clinical researcher, who took over as Head of Mycetoma Research in 2023 from her previous position as Manager of Clinical Trials at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative/ Global Antibiotic Research and D ...
References
External links
Website of the World Bank Group
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1982 births
21st-century Kenyan businesswomen
21st-century Kenyan businesspeople
21st-century Kenyan economists
Strathmore University alumni
Australian National University alumni
University of Amsterdam alumni
Living people