OBIAGELI “OBY” KATRYN EZEKWESILI (Nigeria)

Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili an Economic Policy Expert is Senior Economic Adviser of the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative and one of co-founders and pioneer directors of Transparency International-TI. Ezekwesili is currently also the Founder-CEO of Human Capital África (HCA). Ezekwesili is the Founder-Chairperson of the Board of SPPG in Abuja, Nigeria.

She was a candidate for office of the President of Nigeria in the 2019 election and became the Founder-Chairperson of #FixPolitics Initiative. Ezekwesili was a Vice President of World Bank- Africa Region in Washington DC between 2007 and 2012. She served in the Government of Nigeria between 2000 and 2007 holding different positions as Minister of Minerals and of Education, among others.

Ezekwesili also worked as the Director of the Harvard-Nigeria Economic Strategy Project at the Center for International Development. Ezekwesili has received numerous awards and was recognized as one of Time-100 Most Influential People. The Peace Research Institute Oslo listed her as one of potential candidates for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.