Afua Kyei

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Afua Kyei is a British financial executive and has been the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Bank of England since 2019. [1] [2] She was formerly the Finance Director at Barclays Bank LLC. [1] In January 2023, Kyei was listed among the 100 most reputable Africans. [3] Kyei was included as one of the most influential black people in the UK on the 2024 Powerlist . [4] [5]

In 2023, she was elected as Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. [6]

Education

Kyei earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Somerville College, Oxford. [2] She then became a junior researcher in organic chemistry at Princeton University. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England". GhanaWeb . Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. AfricaNews (3 January 2023). "'100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. "Afua Kyei makes list of UK's most influential Black people". GhanaWeb. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. "The Powerlist 2020 | Powerful Media". www.powerful-media.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. "Bank of England CFO Afua Kyei elected Honorary Fellow". Somerville College. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-30.