Paul Ouma
Principal Consultant, Institute for Family Business (IFFB)
Paul is an industry-experienced trainer for executive business leaders, an ICF-certified leadership and business coach, and an accredited mediator. He specializes in advising family business owner-managers on sustainability, succession, corporate governance, and strategy.
Over 20 years of board-level and senior management experience across sectors including
- Hospitality
- Financial services
- FMCG
- Agribusiness
- Professional membership organizations
- Education
Current role
Paul is currently the Principal Consultant at the Institute for Family Business (IFFB), focusing on corporate governance, strategy, negotiation, conflict management, succession planning, and wealth management. His consultancy, training, and coaching work spans Africa and Europe.
Strathmore Business School
Paul has held leadership roles at Strathmore Business School, including Academic Director and MBA Programs Director, where he developed the highly regarded Family Business Executive Program.
Education
He holds a BA (Hons) and MBA from the University of Nairobi and is completing a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at USIU-Africa.
Training and certification
He is an alumnus of Columbia Business School’s doctoral program, trained by the Balanced Scorecard Institute (USA), and certified by IESE Business School (Spain) as an executive leadership trainer.
Certified IFC/World Bank corporate governance trainer.
Memberships
Paul is a member of the Family Firm Institute (USA) and the Institute of Directors (Kenya).
Beyond work
Based in Nairobi, he is a dedicated reader, sports enthusiast, and golfer.