I am a Serial Entrepreneur, regular commentator and contributor on all things Tech and the
Policy & Regulatory landscape that straddles this sector across Africa in particular and the world
in general. What keeps me busy full-time these days is consulting on Digital Transformation,
working on my Fintech Startup and my Podcast & Vodcast - #AliTalksTech.
I have served and serve on several boards both in the private & public sectors. Key among these
are:-
● Non-Executive Board Member – Old Mutual Investment Group.
● Vice President & Executive Board Member – Africa Fintech Network – The umbrella
organisation for all National Fintech Associations in Africa.
● Chairman, Association of Fintechs in Kenya – The official representative organisation for
Fintechs in Kenya.
● Chairman – Board of Trustees, Kenya ICT Action Network – An ICT Policy Think Tank
based in Nairobi.
● Member of the National Technical Committee of the Kenya National Innovation Agency,
a Kenya Government Agency set up to manage and develop the National Innovation
System for socio-economic development (3-year term ended in August 2022).
● Advisory Board Member, Fintech – Mifos Initiative, a global fintech platform providing
open-source core banking and mobile platform for Microfinance institutions.
● Board Member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of Longhorn Publishers, the
only publicly listed educational publisher in East & Central Africa.
● Oversight Board Member and Chair of the Projects and Resource Mobilization
Committee of the Kenya Tourism Promotion Fund –a $200 million annual fund to
jumpstart and promote the Tourism sector in Kenya through strategic interventions (3-
year term ended in August 2022).
