Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili

Biographical record

Surname

Ezekwesili

First Name

Obiageli

Other Names

Katryn

Gender

Female

Date of Birth

April 28, 1963

Father's Name

Benjamin Ujubuonu

Mother's Name

Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu.

Name of Spouse

Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili

Profession

Chartered Accountant
Administrator
Activist
Politician

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENDED: University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Lagos, Lagos State; Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Present Appointment

Senior Economic Adviser, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative; Co-founder, Bring Back Our Girls Movement

Previous Appointments

- Auditor, Management and Financial Services Consultant, Deloitte & Touche;

- Co-founder/ Director, Transparency International Africa, 1994-1999;

- Director, Harvard-Nigeria Economic Strategy program, 2000-2002;

- Senior Special Assistant, President of Nigeria on Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence, 2003;

- Chairperson, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, 2004;

- Federal Minister, Solid Minerals, Nigeria, June 2005 – June 2006;

- Federal Minister, Education, Nigeria, June 2006- April 2007;

- Vice President, World Bank Africa Division, May 1, 2007-2012;

- Independent Director, Bharti Airtel Limited, September 26, 2012-September 25, 2015

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

In 2018 Ezekwesili declares her candidacy for the office of the President of Nigeria under the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) but withdraws from the race before the election.

Awards and Honours

- Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR);
- Recipient, Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer Award, 2019;
- Recipient, Vanguard Award (by Howard University, Washington, DC), 2019.

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

- Honorary Doctor of Science (DSC) degree, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Osun State.

Other Relevant Information

TWITTER:
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