Interview with Doris Odit Acheng of East Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
1. What are your names? Doris Odit Acheng 2. Where did you go to school? Some of my earlier primary school education was in Kenya, and the remaining part of my upper primary schooling- as well as the entirety of my high school education, was in Mbarara, Uganda. I completed my Bachelor’s degree from Mbarara University of Science and Technology and my Master’s degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. 3. What did you study? A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and an MBA with Finance specialisation. A disclaimer- I never really practised Information Technology professionally- immediately moving from the NGO world- where I had worked throughout my undergraduate university education, first as a part-time volunteer and then as a full-time employee- into management and development consulting right after graduating- and working in consulting full time for about 9 years thereafter. 4. Tell us about what you do? I will flip this question and speak to the activ...