Mr. John Birech holds an MA (Economics); B Phil. (Economics) and BA (Economics) from the University of Nairobi. He is presently the Ag. Director, Financial Markets Department, Central Bank of Kenya.

Mr. Birech joined the Central Bank of Kenya in September, 1984 and has served in various areas of the Bank including Banking, Bank supervision and Financial Markets Department. Mr. Birech also sits in the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank.