16 Facts About Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Felicia Moyo was born on 2 February 1969 and is a Zambian-born economist and author, known for her analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs.

Dambisa Moyo has written five books, including four New York Times bestsellers: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly – And the Stark Choices that Lie Ahead, Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World, Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It, and How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World .

Dambisa Moyo spent some of her childhood in the United States, while her father was pursuing his post graduate education, then returned to Zambia.

Dambisa Moyo studied chemistry at the University of Zambia, and completed her BS in chemistry in 1991 at American University in Washington, D C via a scholarship.

Dambisa Moyo received an MBA in finance from the university in 1993.

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Dambisa Moyo acquired a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government in 1997.

Dambisa Moyo was a consultant in the bank's Europe, Central Asia and Africa departments, and co-authored the World Bank's annual World Development Report.

Dambisa Moyo was with the company until November 2008, working mainly in debt capital markets, hedge funds coverage, and global macroeconomics.

Dambisa Moyo was head of economic research and strategy for sub-Saharan Africa.

Dambisa Moyo is a former board member of Barclays Bank, the international mining company Barrick Gold, and the data storage company Seagate Technology.

Dambisa Moyo is a former board member of the charities Lundin for Africa and Room to Read.

Dambisa Moyo is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Global Economic Imbalances, and the Bretton Woods Committee.

Dambisa Moyo has written for international financial and economic journals, periodicals, and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, and Time.

Dambisa Moyo has lectured at financial and economic summits, forums, and conferences, including the annual World Economic Forum conference in Davos, the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Enterprise Institute, the annual Bilderberg Conference, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Aspen Institute, and the Ambrosetti Forum.

Dambisa Moyo speaks at venues including TEDTalks and BBCs HARDtalk, and is a commentator on business-news television networks.

In December 2020 Dambisa Moyo married billionaire Jared Smith, co-founder of Utah-based cloud computing company Qualtrics.