Andrew Levi Olando
Title:
PhD Student; Strategy & Organization
Degree(s):
- Level 1 Certification, U.K. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), 2017
- Master of Public Policy, University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government, 2015/16
- M.Phil. in Criminological Research, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, 2012-13
- B.Sc. in Forensic (Medico-Legal) Science, U.K. First Class Hons., University of Kent, 2008-12
- Xi Bei Shifan Daxue, ChengShu, Mandarin for Foreign Students, Top Student, Spring 2008
Area(s):
Strategy & Organization
Biography:
- Tri-Sector Professional with varied International Business, Government and Non-Profit Experience
- Ex Consultant, Research Fellow & Global Strategy Lead (PwC U.K., PwC Kenya, McKinsey U.S., EPL)
- Policy Advisor (Innovation, Culture, Governance, Anti-Corruption & African Constitutional Reforms)
- First-Hand Country Knowledge: U.K., U.S. (D.C.), China, Israel, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
- Languages: English (Native), Mandarin (Conversational), Swahili (Advanced), among others
- Hobbies: Professional Screen Actor, Podcaster, Author, Op-ed Columnist & Ex Semi-Pro Athlete
Group:
PhD Student
Research areas:
Behavioural Science
Behavioural Strategy
Developing Countries
Development
Innovation Management
Leadership & Governance
Malfeasance
Organizational Theory
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
- 2025/6 - McGill University, Graduate Excellence Recruitment Award (Anti-Black Racism Initiative)
- 2019 - Harvard Divinity School, Master of Divinity School Full Cost Scholarship Award Recipient (Deferred)
- 2019 - Yale Divinity School, Master of Divinity Program Half Cost Scholarship Award (Declined)
- 2018 - Inaugural CMA Outstanding Achievement Award, U.K. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and Kenya's Capital Markets Authority
- 2018 - Westminster Theological Seminary, International Masters Half-Cost Scholarship Grant (Deferred)
- 2017 - Westminster Theological Seminary, International Masters Half-Cost Scholarship Grant (Deferred)
- 2015/6 - Oxford Blavatnik School of Government Full Cost Departmental Award Recipient
- 2012/3 - Cambridge Commonwealth & Overseas Trusts Jointly-Funded Full Cost Scholarship Recipient
- 2012/3 - Wolfson Oxford & Cambridge Society of Kenya Jointly-Funded Full Cost Scholarship Recipient
Conferences:
- Co-Convener, Strathmore University, 2020 Africa Annual Ethics Conference
- Panelist, Center for International Private Enterprise, 2019 Africa Business Ethics Conference, Nairobi
- Delegate, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, 2019 National (Multi-Sectoral) Anti-Corruption Conference
- Panelist, Kenya Treasury Ministry, 2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework Review
- Lead Rapporteur, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research & Analysis, 2018 Annual Regional Conference - Building Resilience to Mitigate the Impact of Droughts and Floods
Current research:
- Situational Moral Calculus and Ethical Decision-Making
- Scandal, Recovery, Relapse Cycles in Global Professional Services Firms
- Anomalous Leadership Emergence (Status Quo Disruptors) and the Future of Outcome-Driven EDI
