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Dr.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

World Trade Organization
Area
Leadership, Policy, and Communications
Specialty
Public Affairs and Public Policy
Elected
2019
International Honorary Member

Economist, international development expert and anti-corruption warrior, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was the first woman to serve as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance (2003-2006 and 2011-2015) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006). Previously, she served for 25 years at the World Bank, rising to the number 2 position of Managing Director, where she oversaw an $81 billion operational portfolio in Africa, Asia and Europe. Among a host of leadership and advisory roles, she currently chairs the boards of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization and the Africa Risk Capacity. She co-chairs the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate and is a member of the Standard Chartered Bank PLC and Twitter Boards among other corporate boards. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala holds a degree in economics from Harvard (1976) and a PhD in regional economics and development from MIT (1981).


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