Dambisa Moyo
1969 – present
Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born economist and author who writes on macroeconomics and international development. After working at the World Bank and at Goldman Sachs, she published Dead Aid in 2009, which argued against the prevailing model of long-term development aid to Africa. She has served as a non-executive director on the boards of several multinational companies.
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Life events
Born in Zambia, where her father was an academic and her mother worked in banking.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCompleted undergraduate study in Washington, D.C. after beginning a medical degree in Zambia.
Completed a master of business administration in Washington, D.C.
Held a position as a consultant at the World Bank before returning to graduate study.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStudied at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHeld roles in the debt capital markets and global economics teams.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCompleted a DPhil at St Antony's College, Oxford.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer first book argued that long-term government-to-government aid had not produced growth in Africa and proposed market-based alternatives.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIncluded in Time magazine's annual list of influential people.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJoined the board of the energy company, one of several corporate boards on which she has served.