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Nancy Onyango
Nancy Onyango
Born	1964 (age 59–60); Kenya
Alma mater	University of Nairobi; (BCom in finance & accounting); (Master of Business Administration); United States International University Africa and Columbia University; (Doctor of Business Administration); Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya; (Certified Public Accountant)
Occupation(s)	Businesswoman and corporate executive
Years active	2010—present
Title	Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection at the International Monetary Fund

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Nancy Asiko Onyango, commonly known as Nancy Onyango, is a Kenyan accountant, businesswoman and corporate executive, who is the Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection at the International Monetary Fund. She was appointed on 4 December 2017, with the appointment to take effect on 1 February 2018.^[1] Before her appointment, she served as the CEO of Reliance Risk Advisory Solutions, a Nairobi-based consultancy firm.^[1]^[2]

Background and education

She was born in Kenya, attending local schools for her pre-university education. In 1984, she was admitted to the University of Nairobi (UoN), graduating in 1987, with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Accounting and Finance. She continued with her studies at UoN, graduating in 1989, with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Later in 2013, she enrolled into the United States International University Africa, graduating in 2016, with a Doctor of Business Administration (DrBA) degree. As part of her doctoral studies, she took courses at Columbia Business School, in New York City.^[3]

Career

For a period of nearly four years, from July 1995 until December 1998, she worked as a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, at their location in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. Following that, she was promoted to senior manager at the same firm, where she worked for another three and half years until August 2002. In July 2005, she was appointed Partner at PwC, leading the consulting unit at PwC East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializing in technology, governance risk and compliance, serving in that capacity until June 2012. In July 2012, she was named the head of the then newly created Risk Assurance Services Unit at PwC East Africa, serving there until October 2014.^[3]

In January 2015, for a period of 20 months, she was appointed partner at Ernst & Young, serving as the head of governance, risk & compliance for the African continent, until August 2016.^[3] In December 2017, she was appointed to lead the Internal Audit unit at the IMF, effective February 2018.^[1]^[2]

Family

Nancy Onyango is a married mother of three sons.^[4]

Other considerations

She holds several board appointments, including as non-executive director of Kenya Commercial Bank Group, non-executive director of Cytonn Investments, and Fairtrade Africa, where she chairs the board's audit and finance committee.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Andae, Gerald (4 December 2017). "IMF names Nancy Onyango as head of key audit unit". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b IMF (4 December 2017). "IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Nancy Asiko Onyango as Director of the IMF's Office of Independent Audit". International Monetary Fund. Washington, DC. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Onyango, Nancy (4 December 2017). "Dr. Nancy Onyango". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ Biko, Jackson (17 January 2019). "Chat With Top Kenyan at IMF". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

External links

[One-1] Andae, Gerald (4 December 2017). "IMF names Nancy Onyango as head of key audit unit". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[Three-2] IMF (4 December 2017). "IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Nancy Asiko Onyango as Director of the IMF's Office of Independent Audit". International Monetary Fund. Washington, DC. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[Two-3] Onyango, Nancy (4 December 2017). "Dr. Nancy Onyango". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[Four-4] Biko, Jackson (17 January 2019). "Chat With Top Kenyan at IMF". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

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+'''Nancy Asiko Onyango''', commonly known as '''Nancy Onyango''', is a [[Kenya|Kenyan]] accountant, businesswoman and corporate executive, who is the [[Director (business)|Director]] of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection at the [[International Monetary Fund]]. She was appointed on 4 December 2017, with the appointment to take effect on 1 February 2018.<ref name="One">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/IMF-appoints-Nancy-Onyango-to-head-audit-unit/539546-4214392-do9t14/index.html |title=IMF names Nancy Onyango as head of key audit unit |location=Nairobi |access-date=4 December 2017 | date=4 December 2017 |newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]] |first=Gerald |last=Andae}}</ref> Before her appointment, she served as the CEO of Reliance Risk Advisory Solutions, a Nairobi-based consultancy firm.<ref name="One"/><ref name="Three"/>
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 ==Background and education==
-She was born in Kenya, attending local schools for her pre-university education. In 1984, she was admitted to the [[University of Nairobi]] (UoN), graduating with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (BCom) degree in [[Accounting]] and [[Finance]], in 1987. She continued with her studies at UoN, graduating in 1989, with a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) degree. Later in 2013, she enrolled into the [[United States International University Africa]], graduating in 2016, with a [[Doctor of Business Administration]] (DrBA) degree. As part of her doctoral studies, she took courses at [[Columbia Business School]], in [[New York City]].<ref name="Two">{{cite web| url=https://ke.linkedin.com/in/nancyonyango |title=Dr. Nancy Onyango | author=Nancy Onyango |publisher=[[Linkedin]] | accessdate=4 December 2017 |date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
+She was born in Kenya, attending local schools for her pre-university education. In 1984, she was admitted to the [[University of Nairobi]] (UoN), graduating in 1987, with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (BCom) degree in Accounting and Finance. She continued with her studies at UoN, graduating in 1989, with a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) degree. Later in 2013, she enrolled into the [[United States International University Africa]], graduating in 2016, with a [[Doctor of Business Administration]] (DrBA) degree. As part of her doctoral studies, she took courses at [[Columbia Business School]], in New York City.<ref name="Two">{{cite web| url=https://ke.linkedin.com/in/nancyonyango |title=Dr. Nancy Onyango | first=Nancy | last=Onyango |publisher=[[LinkedIn]] | access-date=4 December 2017 |date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-For a period of early for years, from July 1995 until December 1998, she worked as a manager at [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], at their location in [[Uxbridge, London]], [[United Kingdom]]. Following that, she was promoted to senior manager at the same firm, where she worked for another three and half years until August 2002. In July 2005, she was appointed [[Partner]] at [[PwC]], leading the consulting unit at PwC East Africa, based in [[Nairobi, Kenya]], specializing in technology, governance risk and compliance, serving in that capacity until June 2012. In July 2012, she was named the head of the then newly-created Risk Assurance Services Unit at PwC East Africa, serving there until October 2014.<ref name="Two"/>
+For a period of nearly four years, from July 1995 until December 1998, she worked as a manager at [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], at their location in [[Uxbridge, London|Uxbridge]], London, United Kingdom. Following that, she was promoted to senior manager at the same firm, where she worked for another three and half years until August 2002. In July 2005, she was appointed [[Partner (business rank)|Partner]] at [[PwC]], leading the consulting unit at PwC East Africa, based in [[Nairobi, Kenya]], specializing in technology, governance risk and compliance, serving in that capacity until June 2012. In July 2012, she was named the head of the then newly created Risk Assurance Services Unit at PwC East Africa, serving there until October 2014.<ref name="Two" />
-In January 2015, for a period of 20 months, she was appointed partner at [[Ernst & Young]], serving as the head of governance, risk & compliance for the [[Africa]]n continent, until August 2016.<ref name="Two"/> In December 2017, she was appointed to lead the Internal Audit unit at the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], effective February 2018.<ref name="One"/><ref>{{cite web| accessdate=4 December 2017 |author=IMF | url=http://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/12/04/pr17461-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-names-nancy-asiko-onyango-as-director-of-oia | date=4 December 2017 | publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) | location=Washington, DC |title=IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Nancy Asiko Onyango as Director of the IMF’s Office of Independent Audit}}</ref>
+In January 2015, for a period of 20 months, she was appointed partner at [[Ernst & Young]], serving as the head of governance, risk & compliance for the African continent, until August 2016.<ref name="Two"/> In December 2017, she was appointed to lead the Internal Audit unit at the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], effective February 2018.<ref name="One"/><ref name="Three">{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/12/04/pr17461-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-names-nancy-asiko-onyango-as-director-of-oia |date=4 December 2017 |title=IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Nancy Asiko Onyango as Director of the IMF's Office of Independent Audit |
+work=[[International Monetary Fund]] |author=IMF |access-date=4 December 2017 |location=Washington, DC }}</ref>
+==Family==
+Nancy Onyango is a married mother of three sons.<ref name="Four">{{cite web|title=Chat With Top Kenyan at IMF |date=17 January 2019 |access-date=22 January 2019 |first=Jackson |last=Biko | url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/lifestyle/profiles/Chat-With-Top-Kenyan-at-IMF/4258438-4939674-u5ybe0z/index.html | newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]] |location=Nairobi}}</ref>
 ==Other considerations==
+She holds several board appointments, including as non-executive director of [[Kenya Commercial Bank Group]], non-executive director of [[Cytonn Investments]], and Fairtrade Africa, where she chairs the board's audit and finance committee.<ref name="Two"/>
-She holds several [[board of directors|board]] appointments, including as (a) Non-executive director of [[Kenya Commercial Bank Group]] (b) Non-executive director of [[Cytonn Investments]]
 ==See also==
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 * [[Stella Kilonzo]]
 * [[Christine Lagarde]]
+* [[Nokwanda Mngeni]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{Wikiquote|Nancy Onyango=Corporate Executive}}
-*[http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm Website of the International Monetary Fund]
+* [http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm Website of the International Monetary Fund]
+* [http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Philanthropic-Kenyan-Auditor-keep-IMF-books/539444-4219038-axorh4/index.html Philanthropic Kenyan Auditor to keep IMF books]
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+[[Category:Columbia Business School alumni]]
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