Dr. Joseph Macheru

Position: Senior Lecturer, PhD

Department: Accounting and Finance

Specialisation: Finance, Accounting

Email: jmacheru@cuea.edu

Dr. Joseph Macheru is a Finance Lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, with 16 years of experience in lecturing, eight of which are from university-level lecturing and eight from teaching at accounting professional levels. Prior to lecturing, he was the Country Tax and Capital Planning Manager at Barclays Bank of Kenya (now Absa Bank Kenya) and has ten years of banking experience, having held roles including Financial Controls Analyst, Accounts Payable Assistant, Securities Analyst and Project Assistant. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance, a Master of Business Administration in International Business Management, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Banking, and is a Certified Public Accountant and member in good standing of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). As Head of the Accounting and Finance Department in the School of Business and Economics (SOBE), he plays a major role in linking students with industry professionals through attachments, internships and community service, and is Patron of the Ajira Club, supporting students' innovations and transformation of these into business opportunities.

Research interests: Corporate Finance; Financial Economics; Investment Management; Financial Strategy

Macheru, D. J. (2022). Long-term Debt Financing Decisions and Financial Performance of Housing Cooperative Societies in Nairobi County, Kenya.