Dr. Olaka is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Bankers Association since October 2010. Previously, he was the Director of Operations of the East Africa Development Bank (EADB) and also member of the senior management team in charge of the credit operations and business development of the bank. Before joining the bank he had been with Banque Indesosuez now Bank of Africa for four years as the Internal Auditor, having started his career at the Price Water House Coopers Nairobi in the audit and business advisory division. He sits on a number of boards representing the KBA that include Kenya School of Monetary Studies, HELB among others. He holds a first class honors BSc Degree in Electrical Engineering from UoN and an MBA in Finance from the Manchester Business School in the UK as well as a Doctor of Business Administration degree from the United States International University. He is a member of ICPAK and CFA and an alumnus of Strathmore School of Accountancy.