Dr. Okoboi is the Director Economic Regulation at the Electricity Regulatory Authority overseeing the electricity supply industry pricing (tariff determination), planning and research functions.
Dr. Okoboi holds a Doctorate (PhD), Masters (MA) and Bachelors (BSc) degrees in Economics from Makerere University. He has earned several certificates in utility regulation and Leadership –including the Senior Managers Leadership Program from Strathmore University and Nanyang Technological University.
Prior to joining the Authority, Dr. Okoboi worked as Research Fellow and Head of Sectoral Department at the Economic Policy Research Centre at Makerere University. Earlier, Dr. Okoboi taught Economics at Kyambogo University, was a socioeconomic researcher at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA Uganda) and had a first job in a Commercial Bank. Dr. Okoboi has published several peer reviewed papers in international journals.