Dr Julius Muia is the immediate former Principal Secretary at The National Treasury, Kenya. Prior to this, he was the Principal Secretary at the State Department for Planning – The National Treasury and Planning as well as the Director General of Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat. Vision 2030 is Kenya’s long-term policy framework aimed at making the country a globally competitive, rapidly industrializing and upper middle-income economy by 2030. Between April 2008 and October 2016, Dr. Muia served as the Secretary at the National Economic and Social Council, Office of the President—a top advisory government think tank on development policy and strategy. Alongside his working career, Dr Muia is a regular resource person/speaker in workshops, conferences and seminars on various subjects such as finance, economics, leadership and development. An alumnus of the University of Nairobi’s School of Business, Dr Muia graduated with a First Class Honors Degree in Accounting; Masters Degree and PhD in Finance. Dr Muia has many years of experience in leadership in the private sector in Kenya and the UK. He started his career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the mid-1980s, and later worked as Head of Finance and Company Secretary in leading private sector organizations.