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Dennis Kigen

Senior Development Specialist
DT Global Africa
Technical Areas of Expertise
Economic Growth
Enterprise Development
Agriculture and Food Security
Languages
English
Swahili
Education
Ohio University, MA in Economics
University of Nairobi, Bachelor of Economics
About

Dennis is an experienced researcher, analyst, and project manager with more than seven years of experience working on private sector development programs. As a Senior Development Specialist at DT Global, Dennis provides support in project management and business development for a variety of clients.

Prior to joining DT Global, Dennis worked as a Senior Associate – Business Consulting and Research at Intellecap. He has worked with a variety of clients, including ANDE, the IKEA Foundation, International Solar Alliance (ISA), and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) working on programs to understand the landscape of the green economy and green entrepreneurship in Kenya and energy enterprise development.

Dennis holds an MA in Economics from Ohio University and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Nairobi. In addition, he has advanced knowledge of statistical software for data analysis including Stata and R.

 

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

Never be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes provide an opportunity to learn and unlearn certain things. Mistakes help us to grow and become better individuals.