Michael Njuguna is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Director Finance and Business Development at Africa Harvest. He is currently finalizing his PhD in Entrepreneurship development at Kenyatta University, Kenya. He holds a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship Development from JKUAT, a Certified Diploma in Finance and Accounting from the UK’S Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and BSc from the University of Nairobi.

He is an international development professional with Twenty (20) years of experience in agri-business development, institutional and financial management, human resources development, training, agricultural research and development, project management, technology transfer and applications at a senior level. His career progression has been marked by rich and diverse leadership experience, dedication, creativity and focus. He joined Africa Harvest six years ago when the organization was at its formative stage. He has been instrumental in the establishment of policies, procedures and management systems for the smooth running of the institution. He has acquired enormous experience in the management of the sub-grants organizations, expertise in organizational policies development, partnership agreements, management of research and proprietary technologies. He has acquired skills of forming strong strategic institutional partnerships.

Prior to his engagement with Africa Harvest, Mr. Njuguna held the position of Programme Administrator at the International Service for Acquisition of Agri Biotech Applications, in Nairobi (ISAAA AfriCenter) for six years where he managed agricultural projects in sub-Saharan Africa. In year 2000 he was part of the team headed by Dr Wambugu that won the Global Development Network (GDN) for contribution to research and development. He also worked as a Business Development Specialist for BEAM Training and Consultancy for two years and seven years as a teacher at the Greenfield College.