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Hon. Gatare Francis is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Hon. Francis Gatare has extensive experience in both the public and private sector. Previously he has been CEO of both Rwanda Development Board (RDB) from 2014-2017 and Rwanda Mines, Petroleum & Gas Board (RMB) between 2017 & 2021. From October 2009 to July 2014, he served as Principal Private Secretary to H.E the President of the Republic of Rwanda. He also served as the Chief Economist and Deputy Head of Policy and Strategy in the Office of the President. Francis Gatare is a professional economist, a graduate of Makerere University, University of Windsor in Canada, and is a Mason Fellow at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.