Stephen Mbaabu Karuntimi
Stephen is a Strategic Planning, Management, Leadership, Policy, Advocacy, Monitoring, Evaluation, Quality, Accountability, Informatics and capacity building expert with over 15 years of experience in strategy development, program management, quality assurance, research, and learning. Stephen hold an MSc in Biometry from University of Nairobi and currently pursuing a PhD in Biostatistics at Moi University. Stephen has over 15 years of work experience in private and public sectors including KEMRI, LVCT Health, IntraHealth International, Amref Health Africa, Kenya Ministry of Health, Kenya Defense Forces, JKUAT, Catholic University, Machakos University, Technical University of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Commercial Bank, Care International, International Rescue Committee among others where he supported in development of projects systems and frameworks.
He is a seasoned program management specialist with extensive experience across sectors such as public health, education, livelihoods, empowerment, poverty alleviation, humanitarian action, and governance. Stephen have technical expertise in program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, analysis, learning, adaptation and systems thinking. He is a committed humanitarian and development expert, motivated to alleviate suffering that provides hope, improve lives and livelihoods, through innovation, dedication and hard work. Stephen is a self-driven, result oriented, and highly sensitive to multicultural team environments. He demonstrated excellent professional approach to collaboration, and networking approaches in all programmes systems and applications. He has excellent analytical and problem solving skills including high affinity for adopting to change.
Stephen has left an indelible mark in critical areas such as Financial Inclusion, Humanitarian Development, Agriculture and Nutrition, Public Health, Systems Strengthening, Empowerment programs, Civil rights and Advocacy. His focus aligns seamlessly with great passion for transformative leadership, fostering collaboration, partnerships, and inclusivity with a proven track record of driving impactful initiatives, championing diversity across diverse projects.
