Hellen Kwamboka Ombati – is an accomplished legal professional and Governance Practitioner, currently the Corporation Secretary and Director Legal Affairs at the Capital Markets Authority. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with 33 years experience in Human Rights with a bias on Women and Child Rights, Civil Litigation, Tax Law, Conveyancing, Contracts and legal Agreements, Securities and Financial Services Law. She is a Certified Secretary, an accredited Governance Auditor and trainer in corporate governance. She is an accredited Legal and Compliance Auditor.
Hellen is a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and Kenya branch, Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (ISC), and Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI (UK). She is a holder of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Management from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Nairobi.
Hellen was nominated among the top 50 In – House Counsel in May 2025 and was awarded a Certificate of Recognition for being among the top 50 leading In -House Counsel in the Public Sector Category in the Nairobi Legal Awards by the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi Branch.