1. Wednesday, November 09, 2016 Wasike, A.N., PhD* (Student)
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Nambuwani Wasike
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PhD*, Economics (Kenyatta), (in progress), M.A., Economics, BSc, App.
Statistics (Maseno), CISA I (E.A). Address: P.O Box 24537 –00100, Nairobi.
Cell: +254 (0) 720 343284. E-mail: nambuwani@gmail.com. Website:
ke.linkedin.com/in/wasike/
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Profile Summary ________________________ ____________
I have an evidence-based personality, with ample experience in digital financial
services (DFSs) and research, as well as useful contribution to strategy management,
both in competitive business environments and in the development world. I have 7+
years of work experience in the Telecommunication/Mobile Money Industry: in
commercial operations as a Business Support Analyst; in Mobile Money Transfer (M-
PESA) as a Business Analyst; and, in Mobile Microfinance (M-SHWARI) as a Strategy
Professional. Over the last two-and-half years, I have worked as a Research Associate at
the Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Trust Kenya, on the project, Centre for Insights
into Financial Inclusion. As such, my key competencies are in DFSs deployments,
financial inclusion, end-to-end research analysis, as well as data-driven strategy
management. Slowly and steadily, I would like to utilize my skills and experience to
positively impact on the society, now and in future, as I serve mankind. I hold Kenyan
nationality, aged 35 years old and married with two children.
Employment History_____ _____ __________________________
 On Career Break
 June, 2014 – December, 2016
Financial Sector Deepening – Kenya (FSD-K) Trust,
Designation: Research Associate, Centre for Insights into Financial Inclusion
 April, 2014 – June, 2014
MicroSave Consulting Ltd, Nairobi,
Designation: Senior Research Analyst
 Jan, 2012 – April, 2014
Safaricom (K) Ltd, Nairobi,
Designation: Mobile Financial Services (M-PESA) Business Analyst
 January, 2007 – Jan, 2012
Safaricom (K) Ltd, Nairobi,
Designation: Support Analyst, Commercial Division

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 May, 2011 – up to date
The KCA University, Kabarak University & Masinde Muliro
University, Nairobi Kenya.
Designation: Part-Time Lecturer in, Development Studies, Economics,
Financial Economics, Business Statistics & Quantitative Methods.
Educational Development_________ __ ______________________
Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands, October 2014 – June 2016
(Discontinued due to work pressure). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
degree for Professionals (Experimental Economics), funded by the
Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
Kenyatta University, August 2011 – up to date
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Applied Economics
University of Nairobi, October 2008 – August, 2010
Master of Arts (MA) degree in Economics
Institute of Investment Professionals, May, 2007 – December, 2007,
Certified Investment & Securities Analyst (CSIA) Examinations (E.A),
KASNEB, Level I
Maseno University, 2001 – 2006
Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Applied Statistics
Publications_________________________________________
1) Wasike, A.N. (2015). Efficiency of Digital Finance Agent Networks: a Pathway to
financial Inclusion in Kenya. School of Economics, Kenyatta University
(Unpublished ongoing PhD Thesis).
2) Gianluca, I. & Wasike, N. (2015). The Unbearable Lightness of Digital Money.
Journal of Payments Strategy and Systems. Volume 9 No 3.
3) Wasike, A.N. (2010). Risk and Stock Returns: An Econometric Evaluation of
the Capital Asset Pricing Model for the Nairobi Stock Exchange. VDM
Publishing: Saarbrucken, Germany. Purchase here.
Blog posts _____________________________________________
Over fifteen blogs on various aspects of digital financial services available here
(personal page) and here (official).