Shirley Mburu

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About me
Programme Director at BFA Global. Specialist in Programme Management | Research & Strategy | Venture Launching and Acceleration | Inclusive Payment Systems | Digital Financial Services | FinTech | ClimateTech
Education
- Pangani Girls High School
  2002 - 2005
  High School Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
- University of Cape Town
  2011 - 2012
  Post-Graduate Degree Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Midrand Graduate Institute
  2006 - 2006
  High School Higher International Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education
- University of Cape Town
  2007 - 2010
  Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting
  Activities and Societies: Senior Graduation Assistant - Student Records Office Student Assistant - International Academic Programmes Office (IAPO) Information Technology Helpdesk Assistant - Commerce IT office Hostess for the FIFA World Cup 2010
- University of Cape Town
  2013 - 2015
  Master’s Degree Master of Commerce in Development Finance
Experience
- Cenfri
  Aug 2012 - Oct 2014
  Research Assistant
- Overseas Development Institute and Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  Mar 2013 - Apr 2014
  Independent Researcher
  Analyzed the agricultural social enterprise ecosystem in Kenya to understand the obstacles andopportunities for social enterprises in the agricultural sector.
- BFA Global
  Nov 2014 - now
  https://bfaglobal.com/teca/
  - Programme Director
    Jul 2023 - now
  - Senior Consultant II
    Jan 2021 - now
  - TECA Africa Lead
    May 2022 - now
  - Senior Consultant I
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
  - Consultant
    Aug 2015 - Jan 2020
  - External Consultant
    Nov 2014 - Aug 2015
- Fetola Circular Economy Accelerator Boost programme
  Nov 2021 - now
  Advisory Panel Member
Licenses & Certifications
- Investing in early-stage growth companies: Find - Make - Grow - Realise Knife Capital, Savannah Fund and iHub (2014)
  Jul 2014