Dr. Odongo is an economist, public policy specialist and international development practitioner in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Governance, politics & administration with a special interest in sub-Saharan Africa.
He is a champion of implementation science, science diplomacy, and collective action for effective policies and programmes. His interests lie in scientometrics, social impact research, innovation & research commercialization ecosystems, and sustainability & resilient economies.
He holds a B.A. Economics from Moi University, an M.Sc. Public Policy from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management and a Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy Studies from Korea University.
Currently, Dr. Odongo leads the implementation of the Science Granting Council Initiative projects to support science granting councils on STI policy, impact assessments, monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL), research and innovation management, and the work on STISA-2034.
