Dr. Richard Msuya is a Senior Lecturer and head of the department of Cooperative Education at the Institute of Cooperative and Business Education (KICoB), Moshi Cooperative University (MoCU), Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Co-operative and Microfinance Management from MoCU, Tanzania. He also graduated with a Master’s degree in Cooperative and Community Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in Cooperative Management and Accounting from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania. He began his academic career as Tutorial Assistant at the then Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS) in 2010 and promoted to various academic ranks and become a Senior Lecturer in 2021. Since his first appointment, Dr. Msuya has participated in teaching, research, consultancies and community services in the field of cooperative, community development, microfinance and accounting. He is teaching research in areas allied to Co-operative Management, Microfinance Management, Community Development and Accounting.