Dr. Tiriongo is the Director of Research and Policy at the Kenya Bankers Association, responsible for designing and executing the research agenda, and
overseeing the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) programme for the banking industry. He is an economist by profession, with over 17 years of experience, 13 of which as an economist at the Central Bank of Kenya. Dr. Tiriongo is the secretary of the Credit subcommittee of KBA.

He is also the PSC member at RK-FINFA, and a Board member at the Kent National Research Fund (NRF), where he chairs the Finance, HR and Admin Committee. He holds a PhD in Economics and is a practicing researcher, with proven record in conducting research on financial markets and macroeconomic policy. He has published widely in peer-reviewed research outlets on financial market microstructure, economic responses to crises, monetary policy, and credit market analyses, among other areas.