Stephen Karingi

Before joining the United Nations, Karingi was a Senior Analyst and the Head of Macroeconomics Division in the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). He also served as a Lecturer of Economics at Egerton University prior to his work at KIPPRA.

He was a recipient of the then Zolt-Gilburne Visiting Fellowship of the International Tax Programme of the Harvard Law School in 2001 and the winner of the 2013 Alan A. Powell Award in recognition of his contributions to Global Economic Analysis issues from an African perspective. He has published widely, including in peer-reviewed journals.

Mr. Karingi has served as a member of the High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance and is presently serving in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council. He is also a member of the High-Level Group on Trade in the context of EU-Africa relations and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of African Trade.

He holds a PhD and a Masters Degree from the University of New England, Australia.