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Positions
 

Employment

2015/2023

Chief Economist, African Export-Import Bank, Cairo, Egypt 

Director, Research and International Cooperation, African Export-Import Bank 

Voting Member, Risk and Strategy Committee (RISTRAC), African Export-Import Bank 

Voting Member, Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO), African Export-Import Bank 

Editor-in-Chief, Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance 

2010-2015

Senior Cluster Leader, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank Group 

2003-2010

Head of Macroeconomic and Policy Assessment Skills Program, World Bank Institute, World Bank Group 

1998-2003

 Senior Economist for Great Lakes Countries, World Bank Group 

 Senior Country Economist, World Bank Group 

1995-1998

Research Economist, World Bank Group 

Fellowship and relevant experience

 05/2024-Present 

Parker Fellow, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN),

Columbia University, New York, USA 

 02/2024-Present 

Distinguished Fellow, Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils,

Washington DC, USA 

2026 - Present 

Fellow, African Academy of Science

Research and teaching experience

 10/2023-Present 

Research Associate, Harvard University Center for African Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA  

2005-2010 

Visiting Lecturer, Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business 

1994-1997 

Lecturer, American University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 

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