Ms. Mbatha is the Deputy Director Research Policy & Innovation since 1st October 2023.
Prior to this appointment, she was the Deputy Director Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, a position she held from July 2021 to September 2023. From 1st July 2017 to June 2021 she was ICDC’s Marketing Manager and previously held the position of Chief Manager Operations in the same institution from 1st September 2009 to 30th June 2017.
She has a solid background in Finance, Banking and Investment having worked in middle and senior management positions in five commercial banks with her last position being Head of Credit at Family Bank Ltd. She serves on the Boards of International Hotels Kenya Ltd (Hilton Hotel) and Agro Chemical & Food Company Ltd.
Ms. Mbithi is an alumnus of the Strathmore/IESE Business Schools Advanced Management Program 2013. She holds a Master in Business Administration degree in Strategic Management from Moi University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Business Administration from the United States International University. Mbatha is a member of the Kenya Institute of Management and the Chartered Institute of Marketers.