Esther Nasibwondi Wamalwa is the Lead Consultant at Wamalwa & Associates. She is a seasoned Governance, Finance, and Public Policy Expert with over 20 years of experience across public and private sectors. Esther has held senior leadership roles, including County Executive Committee Member for Finance and Economic Planning in Bungoma County (2017–2022), where she oversaw county fiscal strategy, budget-making, and economic planning. She also served as a Board Director and Audit Committee Chair at Nzoia Water Services Company (2017–2022), where she provided governance, oversight, and financial stewardship in a regulated public utility.

Over 28 years of experience in Institutional leadership, financial management & accounting. Holds a Master’s in Business Administration & is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K). Served as County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Finance & Economic Planning – County Government of Makueni. Areas of Expertise include: Developing/Implementing Financial Controls & Processes | Policy formulation & Implementation | Financial Planning & Budgeting | Financial Management & Reporting | Procurement, Administration & Risk Management

A seasoned Strategic Management expert with over 14 years of experience in aligning HR with organizational objectives to drive business success. Her expertise lies in designing, implementing and evaluation of strategies that integrate human capital into the broader business framework, ensuring performance optimization, sustainable growth and the achievement of strategic goals.

Qualifications: MBA in Strategic Management, BSc. in HR Management and is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Administration (Strategic Management). Her expertise includes talent management, HR analytics, succession planning, organizational performance optimization, change management, learning and development. She has proven experience in designing and facilitating leadership development programs that equip organizations with a future-ready workforce capable of navigating dynamic business environments. She is also experienced in making HR a critical strategic partner in executing business plans by enhancing organizational performance, advancing innovation, and improving employee engagement. She is a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM).