Fred Kong'ong'o is the Market Linkage Specialist at the USAID-East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (The Hub), where he links enterprise with market opportunities in US under African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

With a passion for African economic development, his technical skills have always added tremendous impact in the regional value chains and industrialisation space in Africa. He believes in Africa's sustainable economic development through industrialisation and regional integration.

Prior to joining The Hub, Fred aided in driving the industrialisation, science, technology and innovation programmes at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from Moi University, Kenya and Master’s degree in International Development from Andrews University, US.