Dr. Susan Koech, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya

Dr. Susan Koech is the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, and has served since March 10, 2023.

Prior to that she was the Principal Secretary, State Department of Wildlife. She also served as the Principal Secretary for East African Community and at the State Department for Regional Development. Dr. Koech has over 20 years distinguished career in the Banking industry having served in various senior leadership positions before transitioning into the public sector.

During her tenure as a Principal Secretary, Dr. Koech is accredited with establishing and negotiating for trade and investment country positions at the Regional level and strengthening bilateral relations and engagements across the East African Community (EAC) Member States. She ensured that sound country positions were pursued, a complex and dynamic process that called for consensus building in a competing interest environment in a bid to support regional integration and shared prosperity. She was instrumental in advocating for the establishment of the East African Monetary Union as a way of strengthening Intra-EAC trade and investments. She developed the Jumuiya Market concept that creates common markets at the border points to spur economic activity for women and youth. As PS Wildlife she developed innovative sustainable financial and economic models to achieve best practices in wildlife conservation.

During her time in banking, she championed innovation as a way of improving compliance and driving performance, endearing her to peak performance for all the teams she mentored over the years. She acquired invaluable expertise in Monetary and Financial management, Governance, People Management and Development, Strategic Management and strong interpersonal skills.
She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Management from Moi University.