Fred is a finance graduate and a qualified accountant with a decade-long professional and management-level experience. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and has worked across multiple financial services sectors over the last decade including development, investment advisory, financial and education technology with both start-ups and established organisations with a global presence and operations in East Africa.
Fred was seconded to FSD Africa by PwC Kenya as a Manager in Finance in Dec 2019. Prior to joining the accountancy firm as Senior Associate, he was a financial analyst and budding CFO with a Nairobi-based, and Africa-focused, investment adviser and start-up fund manager. Fred has also held a senior role as finance manager with sQuid Kenya, a UK headquartered and FCDO funded financial and education technology company, where he was instrumental in the setting up of local operations and development of the firm. Fred started his career in finance with SOS Children’s Villages, a global non-profit children’s organisation, over a decade ago.
Fred is passionate about global financial developments and political affairs. During his spare time, he’ll get involved in local community projects, practise his DJ skills across a variety of music genres, or embark on a road trip across the country.