Key Skills:
- Digital Transformation
- Organizational Reforms
- Change Management
- Strategic Planning
- Development Finance
- Leadership
Publictation Top Noted:
- The impact of technological innovations on financial deepening: Implications for SME financing in Africa
- FinTech and SMEs financing: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis
EXPERIENCE
Feb 2022 – Present Acting Director (CIO), Corporate Information Technology Services African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Overseeing the Bank’s Digital Vision implementation.
- Defining and executing the Bank’s digital strategy.
- Managing a budget of USD 33 million.
- Leading teams in preparing budgets for digital transformation projects.
Jan 2019 – Present Manager, Regional IT Coordination and Business Continuity Management African Development Bank Group, Pretoria, South Africa
- Establishing good relations between IT and Business stakeholders.
- Implementing decentralization strategy for sectoral and operational activities.
- Leading Business Continuity Management Program.
Jan 2013 – Dec 2018 Division Manager, Client Services African Development Bank Group, Ivory Coast
- Devising digital strategy and coordinating IT Service Management processes.
- Managing allocated resources and championing organizational changes.
- Managing communication and awareness of IT services.
Jul 2010 – Dec 2012 Chief Client Technology Services Coordinator African Development Bank Group, Tunisia
- Implementing IT Service Management processes and strategies.
- Managing client relations during significant IT incidents.
- Establishing “General Service Desk” as a “one-stop shop.”
Sep 2003 – Jun 2010 Director of Information and Communication Technology (CIO) Tanzania Investment Bank (now TIB Development & TIB Corporate Banks), Tanzania
- Oversaw implementation of various large business applications.
- Coordinated multilateral discussions to establish Tanzania’s first shared ATM/POS network.
- Developed and implemented departmental organization changes, policies, and procedures.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Jan 2021 PhD Candidate in Development Finance (In progress) University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town, South Africa
Dec 2020 Master of Development Finance (MPhil) (Cum Laude & Top Student Award) University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town, South Africa
Nov 2010 Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Best Student Award) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI), Tanzania
Jun 2003 Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science (Canadian Graduate Scholarship) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jun 1999 Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science (with Honours) University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
AWARDS 2022:
The World Top 2% Highly Cited Scientists, Stanford University 2022: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian Research Council 2021: The World Top 2% Highly Cited Scientists, Stanford University 2019: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award of USTC, USTC 2017: Pollyanna Chu Excellent Doctoral Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2017: Second-Class Academic Scholarship, USTC 2016: China National Scholarship for Doctoral Student, Ministry of Education 2016: First-Class Academic Scholarship, USTC 2016: Peter Ho Conference Scholarship, CityU 2015: ‘Dushu Lake’ Scholarship in USTC CityU Joint Advanced Research Centre
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Member of American Chemistry Society. Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Polymer Science and Technology, Science Publishing Group