Vincent Ogutu

Dr. Vincent Ogutu is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Development), at Strathmore University. He is charged with oversight of the university’s strategy, fundraising, alumni relations, development projects and community outreach. Vincent self-identifies as a teacher, and is a lecturer in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He is passionate about getting students at all levels to wake up to their potential for personal growth and social impact. He has given a TEDx talk at IESE Business School, Barcelona urging people to commit to the cause that “has their name written on it.” He also uses television and social media as a platform to challenge people in the areas of leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, talent development, and social impact. Prior to his DVC role at the university, Vincent was the Vice Dean for Executive Talent Development at Strathmore Business School, and was also the Director of the regional academies in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. He was the Founding MBA Program Director at SBS and led the MBA in its first three years. Before working at SBS, he was the Deputy Principal of Strathmore School where he fell in love with the teaching vocation and discovered how much of a difference it can make in people’s lives. Vincent has a PhD in Organizational Management from Rutgers University. He also has an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London and a BA in Economics from the University of Nairobi. He undertook his doctoral studies full time in the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship. His research is on the Psychology of meaningful work and meaningful lives. He uses this knowledge to help organizations create meaningful work environments, and to help individuals to discover their path in life. He also uses it to uplift demographics that usually find their lives to be devoid of purpose (like prisoners and terminally ill patients). While in the US, Vincent also focused on social entrepreneurship and innovation. He was one of seven moonshot pioneers chosen to present his tech idea on teleportation simulation at Google in New York in a Google NJ Solve for X competition. He led Deloitte USA’s cybersecurity team on a discussion of the psychological elements of security breaches. He was part of LaunchNJ, a team of professionals creating an ecosystem of entrepreneurs in NJ similar to the Silicon Valley dynamic. Currently he sits on the boards of Strathmore University Foundation, B Lab East Africa (certifying companies for their social impact), Nafisika Trust (teaching entrepreneurial skills to prisoners), and is an advisor to several startups in Kenya and the US.

Vincent is passionate about getting businesses and individuals to use creativity and social innovation as a force for good.