Roselyn Akombe is the Regional Governance and Peacebuilding Coordinator at the UNDP Regional Service Center for Africa in Addis Ababa. She has over twenty years of leadership experience including as a Commissioner with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya, the African Union and civil society organizations. She holds post-graduate and doctorate degrees in Global Affairs (Political Economy) from Rutgers University, United States and an undergraduate degree from the University of Nairobi.