Job Title: finance director
Company: HEVA Fund
Dr Karimi Ngeera is the finance director and grants portfolio manager at HEVA Fund.
She joined the organisation in November 2023 to manage its grants portfolio and was promoted to finance director in May 2024. Prior to that, she worked as finance and grants manager at the Centre for Public Health and Development from May 2021 to November 2023. Between October 2022 and September 2023, she also held a concurrent role as finance lead at research and social enterprise firm Includovate.
From May 2019 to May 2021, she was head of finance at Power Transmission and Control Services. She joined Two Ems Associates in August 2015 and served as finance and administration manager until March 2019. Earlier in her career, she worked as an accountant at Centenary Sacco after transitioning from her role as new business executive at Standard Chartered Bank.
She holds a Doctor of Business Administration from USIU Africa, an MBA in finance from Kenya Methodist University, and a BCom in finance from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Work experience
May 2024 – Present: finance director, HEVA Fund
Nov 2023 – Present: grants portfolio manager, HEVA Fund
May 2021 – Nov 2023: finance and grants manager, Center for Public Health and Development
Oct 2022 – Sep 2023: finance lead, Includovate
May 2019 – May 2021: head of finance, Power Transmission and Control Services
Aug 2015 – Mar 2019: finance and administration manager, Two Ems Associates
Oct 2014 – Jul 2015: accountant, Centenary Sacco
May 2012 – Mar 2013: new business executive, Standard Chartered Bank
May 2011 – Aug 2011: intern, Capital Sacco
Education
Jan 2019 – Oct 2023: Doctor of Business Administration, USIU Africa
2013 – 2015: MBA, Finance, Kenya Methodist University
2013 – 2015: Certified Public Accountant, Young Men Christian Association (YMCA)
2009 – 2012: BCom, Finance (General), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
HEVA Fund
HEVA Fund is an East African finance and investment facility that empowers the creative economy by providing capital, business support, and strategic guidance to individuals and enterprises in fashion, music, film, digital content, crafts, and other cultural sectors.
