Charles Gachuhi

Charles Gachuhi is the head of finance and administration at PharmAccess Foundation.

He began his career as an audit senior at Ernst & Young, where he spent three years auditing a range of clients across banking, insurance and the non-profit sector. He moved to the New Apostolic Church East Africa in November 2008, serving as regional senior accountant for four years and overseeing the finance operations of its East Africa region. During this time he also acted as finance officer of Kujenga Maisha East Africa, an NGO established by the Church in 2010. He briefly served as financial controller at CarePay, where he set up the company's finance department from the ground up, before joining PharmAccess Foundation in November 2012, a role he continues to hold.

Charles studied accounting at the University of Nairobi, where he also completed an MBA in operations management. He holds a postgraduate diploma in tax administration from the Kenya School of Revenue Administration and is a certified public accountant (CPA-K).

Work
Nov 2012 – present: head of finance and administration, PharmAccess Foundation
2014 – 2015: financial controller, CarePay
Nov 2008 – Oct 2012: regional senior accountant, New Apostolic Church East Africa
Nov 2005 – Oct 2008: audit senior, Ernst & Young

Education
2016 – 2020: postgraduate diploma, tax administration, Kenya School of Revenue Administration
2010 – 2012: MBA, operations management, University of Nairobi
2000 – 2005: BCom, accounting, University of Nairobi
2000 – 2003: CPA, accounting, Strathmore University

PharmAccess Foundation
PharmAccess Foundation is a Dutch non-profit organisation working to improve access to quality healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa. It partners with governments, healthcare providers and the private sector to strengthen health systems through financing, digital health and quality improvement programmes, with a significant presence in Kenya and across the region.