Chinyanta has a master's degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zambia Chinyanta was admitted practitioner to the Zambian bar.
[citation needed] Upon completing his law degree, he was hired by Citi Bank Zambia and placed into th company's apprentice program.
[5] Upon his return to Zambia, Chinyanta quickly rose through the ranks at Citi Bank with his knack for closing deals and arranging financial products.
He eventually became VP (Vice President) of Citi's Zambia division and then the Africa Office, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Being an African, allowed Chinyanta and his team to navigate the market in a way that many foreign banks struggled to do.