Vera Songwe is a nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative and lead economist at the World Bank. Most recently, she was the adviser to managing director Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who oversaw the World Bank Operations in the Africa, Europe and Central Asia and South Asia regions, as well as human resources.
Experience
Current Positions
Past Positions
Adviser to the World Bank managing director for the Africa, Europe, Central Asia and South Asia regions and human resources
Lead Country Sector Coordinator, East Asia and Pacific Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Managment Sector Deptartment, World Bank
Senior Country Economist, Phillippines, World Bank
Co-coordinator, Food Price Crisis Response, World Bank
Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California
Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, USA
Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematical Economics, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Université Catholique De Louvain, 1996
Master of Arts in Law and Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1992
Diplôme D’Etudes Approfondies, Sciences Economiques et Politiques, Université Catholique De Louvain, 1991
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1990
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1990
Language Fluency