Dr Kendi Muchungi

Manager, Education, Technology, and Strategic Partnerships Development, AKU-BMI

Dr Kendi Muchungi leads education, technology and strategic partnerships development at Aga Khan University’s Brain & Mind Institute. With a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and over 12 years’ experience, she combines human-centred design, digital learning and implementation science to strengthen mental health capacity. She has helped scale education and wellbeing programmes reaching approximately 11,000 participants across nine countries between 2024 and 2026. Her work spans designing BMI’s Mental Health First Response training, developing facilitators and co-designing programs with communities. She focuses on practical skills beyond specialist settings and technology’s potential to expand access to culturally responsive mental health support.