Douglas Ogutu is a graduate of Masinde Muliro University with a degree in B.Ed Arts. He also holds postgraduate certificates in music production and Music for Social Action from Berklee College of Music and Yale University respectively. He is the founder of Dowe Music &Arts-an academy and a production studio. He offers training in music (instrumentation as well as singing) and arts, Entrepreneurial Skills, Writing, Design Thinking and Leadership. He organizes mentorship workshops through Art4Leadership programs in which young people are linked to potential employers, sponsors, colleagues as they get entertained through music and arts together with professional speeches.
Douglas is passionate about change in Africa, and this propels him to seek knowledge from various institutions and fellowships in order to be an effective agent of change. He is an alumnus of Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) East Africa, Emerging Leaders Foundation (ELF) as well as Africa Innovation Leaders.