Dr. Haron Sirima, OGW

Dr. Haron Sirima, OGW

Director General, Public Debt Management Office

Dr. Haron Sirima, OGW is currently the Director-General, Public Debt Management Office at the National Treasury. A career central banker, he joined the Central Bank of Kenya in 1986 as a graduate trainee and rose through the ranks to the position of Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Kenya and Vice Chairman, Monetary Policy Committee. He has previously served as Deputy Director Management Department, Ministry of Finance and also Adjunct Professor at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Dr Sirima has been involved in the design and implementation of public debt management reforms including the preparation of the legal framework for public finance management at the National Treasury.

He holds a B.A Economics and B.Phil Economics degrees from University of Nairobi, Master’s degree in Economics from University of Manchester, UK and PhD in Entrepreneurship from Kenyatta University. He has extensive professional training in monetary policy operations, foreign exchange reserves, sovereign debt and strategic management.