Carol Musyoka (born 1972) is a Kenyan

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and

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, who is the founder and

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Carol Musyoka Consulting Limited
a Nairobi-based consultancy.

Background and education

She was born in Kenya and received her basic education in Nairobi. For primary school she was at Consolata School and from 1987 to 1990 she attended The Kenya High School for her secondary education. She obtained her

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degree from the

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in July 1996. In May 1998, she completed

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from

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, New York, in United States.

Work experience

For one year following her graduation from Cornell University, Musyoka worked as project officer at Modern Africa Fund Managers, based in Washington, D.C., until 1999. In 1999 she returned to Kenya and was hired by Citibank Kenya, as a relationship manager based Nairobi, working in that capacity for four years until 2003. In 2003 she was hired by Barclays Bank of Kenya as a senior relationship manager, working in that capacity for the next two years, before she was promoted to Corporate Director, a position she occupied for two years until 2007. For a period of one year, from 2007 until 2008, she served as the

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at K-Rep Bank, before it re-branded of

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. In 2008, she went into private consulting.

Other considerations

Musyoka has been a member in the past or is currently a member of the boards of a number of public and private Kenyan companies, including (a) BAT Kenya (b)

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. Carol Musyoka is a member of faculty at

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References

External links

Website of Carol Musyoka Consulting Limited

Profile at East African Breweries Limited
As of 31 March 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Musyoka, Carol Living people 1963 births Kamba people 21st-century Kenyan businesswomen 21st-century Kenyan businesspeople University of Nairobi alumni Cornell University alumni Kenyan chief executives Kenyan women business executives Alumni of Kenya High School

Background and education

Work experience

Other considerations

See also

References

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