Sylviah Mwaura is a finance professional with over a decade of experience specializing in credit risk, business development, loan portfolio management, consulting, training, proposal and report writing, digital marketing strategy, quantitative and qualitative research and financial technology management. At GreenMax, she is supporting implementation of the RBF window of the KfW Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa) Foundation, which provides financing and technical assistance to green mini-grid developers, off-grid solar companies and standalone productive use of energy enterprises in Africa. She is also assisting with fundraising activities for the Green-for-Access First Loss Facility (G4A), a new risk mitigation platform that partners with local financial institutions in Africa to facilitate local currency lending for energy access.

Prior to joining GreenMax, Sylviah served as a Risk Operations Manager at Amiran Kenya, where she supported the provision of products and technologies to smallholder farmers in Kenya and East Africa, including solar powered water irrigation and milling solutions. She has also advised and trained SMEs in the agricultural sector on business strategy, digital marketing, e-commerce and financial planning. Previously, she worked for Stanbic Bank Kenya in various capacities, including business development, credit evaluation, marketing and product design and implementation.

Sylviah is a Certified Credit Professional and is currently undertaking a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi. She holds a master’s degree in Banking and Microfinance from Moi University and a B.A. in Economics and History from the University of Nairobi. She is fluent in English and Swahili.

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