Dr. Oby Ezekwesili

Dr. Oby Ezekwesili

Senior Economic Adviser, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative and Co-Founder, Transparency International

Dr. Oby is Senior Economic Adviser of the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative and one of the co-founders and pioneer directors of Transparency International. She was a candidate for the office of the President of Nigeria in the 2019 election and became the Founder-Chairperson of #FixPolitics Initiative, a research-based citizens-led initiative. Ezekwesili was a Vice President of the World Bank- Africa Region. Previously, she was the Minister of Minerals and later of Education. She is currently on a Fellowship at Yale University in the United States.