Joe Gitari Email & Phone Number

Kenya

Eastern Africa

Senior Advisor at the INCAS Institute https://www.linkedin.com/company/33455897/

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Consulting assignments for Foundations, International and Local NGOs, governments and the private sector in areas of philanthropy, transparent and accountable governance, NGO management and capacity building, anti-corruption, human rights and rule of law, and sustainable impact investing. Particular interest in emerging areas of illicit financial flows from and extractive industries in Africa, related community engagement, and use of technology in appropriate innovations for sustainable development nationally, sub-regionally, and in the Global south.

Nairobi, Kenya

Kenna Ranching and Transport Company is a medium- sized business incorporated in 1999 with interests in real estate, ranching, horticulture and long distance truck/railroad transportation. Leading the company in restructuring to achieve a strategic turnaround to competitively place it in the top-rank of emerging horticultural and ranching sectors in Kajiado and Machakos Counties in southern Kenya and in the Kenyan coast (Mombasa port) to hinterland (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC and South Sudan) Northern corridor bulk road transport network.

Nairobi, Kenya

Recruited, led and managed a team of Country Engagement Developers in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Philippines and Indonesia to work on an innovative multi-donor funded "Making All Voices Count" governance initiative. Responsible for initiating country level strategies, managing and supervising the grant making process for this $50 million initiative to grantees across Asia and Africa pending recruitment of the substantive program manager.

Lagos, Nigeria

Senior staff managing program strategies that promote human rights and transparent, effective and accountable governance first in East Africa based in Nairobi, Kenya (1997-2003) and later in West Africa based in Lagos, Nigeria (2003-2014) including grantmaking, convenings and stakeholder engagement. Manage a portfolio of grants to institutions, governments and individuals that support this work throughout West Africa, and collaboratively with colleagues in Nairobi, Cairo and Johannesburg and New York, across the African continent.

London, United Kingdom

Worked in increasingly responsible positions in human rights research, campaigning and ultimately responsible for development program in Africa for Amnesty, including membership recruitment and training, institutional capacity building and advancement and program support for the human rights movement across Africa.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: International Studies Association, Africa Studies Association, Sister Cities International

Senior Executive Program, Sep52, Organizational Leadership, Business Strategy, And Change Management, Successful Completion Of Intensive Senior Executive Management Program (Sep52).

Master’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, Academic Honors Scholarship Recipient

Activities and Societies: President, International Students Association, Chairman, African Students Assciation

Bachelor’S Degree, Mass Communications And Political Science, Academic Honors And Merit Scholarships

Activities and Societies: Vice-President, International Students Association, Africa Students Association

Dsj, Journalism, Honors Graduate

Activities and Societies: Editor, The Anvil Newspaper Cub Reporter, The Daily Nation Freelance columnistGraduated top of class.

High School, A Level English, History, Geography, A Level

Activities and Societies: Chair, Debating Society, Editor, School Newspaper, Drama and Club Secretary/Representative