Career profile of TSC CEO Nancy Macharia

Nancy Macharia Biography: Ms. Nancy Njeri Macharia is the Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers Service Commission.

She was appointed the Teachers Service Commission (RSC) Secretary/Chief Executive Officer to take over from Gabriel Lengoiboni who retired on June 30^th, 2015.

Her appointment followed the conclusion of a competitive recruitment process that started on May 1^st, 2015 when the position was advertised. The post had attracted 69 applicants from which four were shortlisted.

She holds a Master of Education (Policy and Management) degree from Bristol University, UK and a Bachelor of Education degree in English/Literature from Kenyatta University. She has worked in the education sector for more than 28 years.

Nancy Macharia Biography: She is the CEO at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

Born in 1963, Ms. Macharia has trained both locally and internationally in Corporate Governance, Public Procurement, Policy Formation, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Proactive Management and Business Excellence Models, among others.

She is a member of the Kenya Association of Public Administration Management (KAPAM) and Institute of Directors.

Ms Macharia is the 9th Commission Secretary/Chief Executive Officer after Mr Jesse Muhoro (1967 to 1974), Mr James Kamunge (1974 to 1977), Mr Duncan Mwangi (1978 to 1980), Mr Joseph Lijembe (1980 to 1982), Mr Jackson Kang’ali (1982 to 1998), Benjamin Sogomo (1998 to 2003), Mr James Ongwae (2003 to 2004) and currently Mr Gabriel K Lengoiboni.