Rev. Michael Tejan Gbenday is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics attached to the Banking and Finance programme in the School of the Social Sciences, Njala University, Bo Campus. He holds a Certificate in Pastoral Studies (CPSE) from the Sierra Leone Theological College and Church Training Centre; a Higher Teachers Certificate (HTC Secondary), from the Bo Teachers College; Rev. Gbenday also holds a Bachelor with Honours degree in Banking and Finance, from Njala University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Procurement from the University of Sierra Leone, a Certificate of Proficiency in Public Procurement Management from the University of Sierra Leone and an M.Sc in Development Studies from the Njala University. He is presently reading for a Masters degree in Business Administration with a specialty in Finance at the Njala University.
Rev. Michael Tejan Gbenday lectures courses in the Banking and Finance, Economics, Accounting and Business Administration programmes.

His research interests are Microfinance, Financial Intermediation and Development Finance.