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Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili
Founder and President, Human Capital Africa (HCA); Board Chair, Women Political Leaders (WPL); Former World Bank Vice President, Africa Region
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Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili is the Founder and President of Human Capital África. She is the Founder and Chairperson of SPPG (School of Politics, Policy and Governance established by the #FixPoliticsInitiative which she also co-chairs. She is Senior Economic Adviser at África Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI). Ezekwesili is a former Vice President of the World Bank, Africa Region. She was a Minister of Education and also of Mineral Resources of Nigeria. Ezekwesili is Co-Convener of #BringBackOurGirls Campaign. She was a Presidential Candidate in the 2019 election in Nigeria. Dr. Ezekwesili was a Senior Fellow at Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, USA and was also a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin Germany. Dr Ezekwesili is currently the Board Chair of Women Political Leaders (WPL) Brussels.
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