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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ AfricaNews (2023-01-03). "'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 30 October 2023.
  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. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.