Dr. Mumbi Maria Wachira
Full-Time Accounting Lecturer
Strathmore University Business School

Dr. Mumbi Maria Wachira is a full-time accounting lecturer at Strathmore University Business School.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Degree from Strathmore University, a Master of Commerce (MCom) Degree, also from the same University, and a Ph.D. from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Her research focuses on the intersections between accounting practice, society, and the environment. Her work has been presented in several accounting conferences, such as; the American Accounting Association (AAA), European Accounting Association (EAA), and the African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) forums. She has also published articles in internationally recognized and peer-reviewed journals on the status quo of sustainability and environmental reporting among select countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Her teaching areas are; Financial Reporting, Forensic Accounting, Accounting Theory, Sustainability Accounting, and Accounting Fraud. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Wachira has also been involved in the training and consulting of micro-enterprises operating within Nairobi in collaboration with the Institute for Small Business Initiatives (ISBI).

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Master of Commerce (MCom) degrees at Strathmore University.

PhD at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Dr. Mumbi is the academic lead in developing a short executive education course on Creating Shared Value (CSV) that is aligned to Harvard’s offering on the same.

She is currently involved in developing customised executive education Programmes for businesses seeking to adopt sustainability reporting and integrated reporting.

To Contact Dr. Mumbi: mwachira@strathmore.edu