Dambisa Moyo, global economist and author who analyzes the macroeconomy and international affairs, serves on the boards of Barclays Bank, the financial services group, SABMiller, the global brewer, Barrick Gold, the global miner, and Seagate Technology. She was an economist at Goldman Sachs and a consultant to the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

Dambisa is a contributing editor to CNBC, the business and finance news network. Her writing regularly appears in economic and finance-related publications such as the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. She is highly educated in a range of subjects. As well as completing her PhD in economics at Oxford University and holding a Masters degree from Harvard University, Dambisa also has an undergraduate degree in chemistry and an MBA in finance at the American University in Washington, D.C.

She is an avid tennis fan and has run numerous half marathons and marathons. She received The Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin in Oct 2106. Most recently, Dambisa appears on the the Discovery Channel’s new three-part programme ‘China: Time of Xi’ which focuses on how China is evolving economically under President Xi Jingping.

In nearly 10 years of practical board experience, Dr. Moyo has been engaged in many key aspects of company oversight and operations including:

Board & Management Succession:
• Selection process and appointment of numerous CEOs
• Oversight of the upgrading and staffing of the executive committee
• Corporate governance liaison with shareholders
Compensation/Remuneration:
• Oversight of the structuring of the company Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
• Alignment of compensation in the context of market trends
• Approval of management bonus plans