Afua Kyei

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Afua Serwah Kyei (born 15 October 1982) [1] is a British financial executive who has been chief financial officer (CFO) of the Bank of England since 2019. [2] [3]

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Biography

Kyei was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She attended Old Palace School, a private secondary school for girls in Croydon. [4] She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Somerville College, Oxford, and then worked as a junior researcher in organic chemistry at Princeton University. [3] She trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young in London. She is married and has four children. [4]

Between 2012 and 2019 she was Chief Financial Officer Mortgages at Barclays Bank LLC. [5] In January 2023, Kyei was listed among the 100 most reputable Africans. [6] Kyei was named as the most influential black person in the UK on the 2026 Powerlist . [7]

In 2023, she was elected as Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Kyei, Afua Serwah" . Who's Who . A & C Black. 2024. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293791.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England". GhanaWeb . Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. 1 2 "Empower executive role model − speech by Afua Kyei". Bank of England. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Afua Kyeii, Executive Director, Finance Directorate. Biography". Bank of England. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ↑ AfricaNews (3 January 2023). "'100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  7. ↑ "Bank of England chief Afua Kyei tops 2026 Powerlist as UK's most influential black person". BBC News. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  8. ↑ "Bank of England CFO Afua Kyei elected Honorary Fellow". Somerville College. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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