Valence Kimenyi is the current Director of the Financial Sector Development and Inclusion Department at the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR). He leads BNR’s agenda of promoting financial inclusion, financial education, and innovation. Previously, he served as director of the financial stability monitoring department at NBR, helping the central bank design and implement macro- prudential policies, publish financial stability reports, and coordinate the financial stability committee.

Valence has also worked as an economist at the World Bank and NBR, focusing on macroeconomic diagnostics, monetary policy design and implementation, economic modelling, and forecasting. He is passionate about making financial markets work for the poor.