Prof. Robert Mudida is the Director, Research Department. He joined the Bank in July 2021. He holds a PhD and an MA in International Studies as well as a BA in Economics from the University of Nairobi. He also has an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. Prof. Mudida is a member of the Royal Economic Society and Society for Financial Econometrics.

A seasoned economist, Prof. Mudida has more than two decades of experience in macroeconomic and applied econometric research and capacity-building with a focus on time series analysis, panel data econometrics and experimental economics. He has garnered extensive experience as a distinguished visiting professor in several leading global universities. Prof. Mudida has also served as the lead consultant for several projects in various institutions such as the World Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Financial Sector Deepening and the Rwandan and Ugandan Governments amongst others. He has also been awarded the IMF academic fellowship for his research on economic issues.

Prior to joining the Bank, Prof. Mudida was the Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Strathmore University.

Prof. Mudida has published widely in top international journals in his core areas of research which are macroeconomics, financial economics, political economy and industrial organisation. He has also published four books namely Modern Economics, Financial Management, Structural Sources of Constitutional Conflicts and An Emerging Africa in the Age of Globalisation.