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