
Isaac Mureithi
Research Fellow at African Wildlife Foundation
Wildlife Conservation and Management at University of Exeter
Kenya
Experience
African Wildlife Foundation
Research Fellow
October 2025 - Present
- Support ecosystem-level conservation in the Amboseli and Tsavo landscapes by integrating health and connectivity beyond species-level protection.
- Employ advanced geospatial modelling and machine learning to create and evaluate RPI maps at a finer spatial resolution (30 m) compared to the current resolution of (500 m), enhancing management applications of the RPI for adaptive management, monitoring, and identifying degradation hotspots for restoration prioritisation.
Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter
Research Associate
June 2025 - September 2025
• Assisted Professor Sarah Hodge by conducting time-sensitive research to curate resources for international
students within the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy at
the University of Exeter.
British Council
Apprentice – Learning and Design Labs
January 2024 - April 2024
Led a team through funding by the British Council in collaboration with Circle Innovation, University of Nottingham and KCA University to develop a contactless cooler prototype using Human-Centred Design, addressing microplastics introduced by the previous system, which conflicted with the startup’s mission to eliminate plastic from water sources.
ICEA LION Asset Management Limited, ICEA LION Group
Research Assistant
May 2023 - December 2023
• Created a new hypothetical insurance scheme titled "Maisha Salama Assurance Scheme," which introduced a
ratio-based approach, utilising the Pure-Endowment assurance as its foundation. The scheme incorporated a survival benefit and allocated the remaining value to the overall cash value of the policy, covering fees and
investment in an underlying index tracking the Nairobi Security Exchange's (NSE-20) share index.
• Conducted weekly evaluations of bank limits for each fund, providing portfolio managers with insights into stress levels, and created detailed performance reports with weekly, monthly and quarterly updates for clients, offering in-depth analysis of global equities, currencies and inflation movements to the investment committee and pension scheme boards.
KCAU Actuarial Students’ Association
Founder & President
February 2022 - February 2023
Overseeing the running of the association
Representing association to university administration
Successfully coordinated interactions with The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK) & Actuarial Students’ Society of Kenya (ASSK)
Successfully lobbied for hosting the National Actuarial Product Development Competition in 2023
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Languages
English
Professional
Swahili
Native
Skills
Machine Learning
Investment Analysis
Public Speaking
Microsoft
Asset Management
Research Writing
Nature Conservation
R Statistical
Actuarial Model