Short Profile

Mr. Waruhiu has over 14 years working experience drawn from donor organizations, research institutions the private sector and the NGO sector. While in the NGO sector, Mr. Waruhiu managed multi-site, multi-donor funded programs, interfaced with senior policy makers in the government and established strategic partnerships as well as knowledge networks in the Eastern and Southern African region.  He has undertaken consultancy assignments in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia, Sweden, Sierra Leone and Belgium. His first degree was in Economics before later on doing his MBA in Strategic Management at the University of Nairobi. He has attended other courses at the University of Antwerp, University of Washington (Seattle), and Gothenburg University. Henry’s research interests are in strategic partnerships, networks, competitive strategy, and tourism, with particular reference to the developed and developing countries.

Currently, he teaches Global Supply Chain Management, and Global Strategy in the MBA program. He is also a renowned management consultant in supply chain management, project monitoring and Evaluation.

DBA Research: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Value Chain Integration: The case of community based tourism projects in Kenya and Tanzania