Dr. Chris K. Kiptoo, CBS

Dr. Chris K. Kiptoo, CBS Principal Secretary, National Treasury Principal Secretary, National Treasury, with extensive experience in economic policy, finance, trade and public sector leadership. Profile Dr. Kiptoo is the Principal Secretary, National Treasury. He was appointed Principal Secretary by President William Samoei Ruto on 1 December 2022. He is the immediate former Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and previously served as Principal Secretary at the State Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives. In his working career, Dr. Kiptoo has acquired a wealth of experience in economic policy analysis, mainly gained at the Central Bank of Kenya, Capital Markets Authority(CMA) and the International Monetary Fund, where he served in various capacities. His expertise relates to the design and implementation of monetary policy, balance of payments and exchange rates, fiscal operations and policy, financial sector matters including capital markets, national accounts and real sector analysis, macroeconomic accounting, modelling and forecasting. Additionally, Dr. Kiptoo has proven experience in environment and climate change policies, trade policy and regional integration, private sector development and advocacy, infrastructure development, institutional development of Government institutions and organizational management, gained at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the State Department of Trade and Trade Mark East Africa. He also has four years of experience in economic policy coordination gained while working at the then Office of the Prime Minister. Dr. Chris Kiptoo holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) in Finance from the University of Nairobi, as well as a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University. He is an Accredited Fellow in Macroeconomic Management at the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI). He is a Member of the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative, the Advisory Committee of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion that coordinates financial inclusion policies in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and Senior Advisor for the UNCDF-based Better Than Cash Alliance.