June Chepkemei is a journalist with a master’s degree in communications studies from Moi University. In this article, I will let you know all the necessary information about June Chepkemei including her biography, age, early life, education, career, net worth, and others.
Biography
June Chepkemei was born in Kenya, there’s no information about her date of birth. According to the available information, June Chepkemei is 35 years old at the moment.
Likewise, there’s no information about her siblings, parents, and other family members.
At the moment, June Chepkemei is single.
June Chepkemei is the Ag. Managing Director of Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest). Currently, she has a master’s degree in Communications Studies from Moi University, also undergraduate degree in PR & Communications, and a diploma in Professional Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
At the moment, June Chepkemei is pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Science and is also one of the members of the Public Relations Society of Kenya, Women’s chapter of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) June is a member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
Education
June Chepkemei earned her undergraduate degree in Public Relations and Communications and a diploma in professional marketing at the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
She also has a Master’s degree in communication and media studies from Moi University and started working on a PhD in Information Technology.
Career
Immediately after her studies, June Chepkemei joined the media industry before she rose to become a business news anchor, a news editor, and a talk show host for TV and even radio.
In 2013, June Chepkemei joined Safaricom Plc as a communications business partner.
Likewise, in 2015, June Chepkemei started working with Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) in the marketing and communications department, before she became the manager of marketing and corporate communications in the organization.
Konza is a government project that is designed to achieve the Vision 2030 economic development portfolio.
The major purpose of the project is to create a world-class city that is sustainable with a developed ICT system and business-friendly governance systems.
KoTDA is designed to ensure that Konza achieves its vision. June created the Konza Innovation Ecosystem Initiative.
Konza Innovation Ecosystem Initiative brings together stakeholders within the industry to support the commercialization of research and the development of new solutions and enterprises within Konza. Likewise recognized as the third most inspiring solution by the International Organization of Science Parks Area of Innovation.
June Chepkemei is tasked with the role of being the project coordinator for a new institute of strategic National Importance Kenya Advance Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). The product is being developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
In KenInvest, June will be in charge of spearheading strategies to grow investments in the country from Ksh 62.3 billion to Ksh 1.2 trillion.
KenInvest was established to promote and facilitate domestic and foreign investment in Kenya by providing investors with a friendly environment.
Chepkemei was declared as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Women editions by Business Daily in 2023. While at Konza, she led the team that successfully bid for Kenya to host the International Association of Science Conference in 2024.
June Chepkemei with her team developed the Konza Innovation Ecosystem Initiative, bringing together players in the government, and private sector to think through innovative solutions to challenges facing enterprises
Kuria wants June with the responsibility to increase KenInvest investments from $500 million (KSh 66.2 billion) to $10 billion KSh 1.3 trillion
Net Worth
At the moment of writing this article, there’s no information about June Chepkemei’s net worth.