hon prof mthuli ncube

PROFESSOR Mthuli Ncube, a Zimbabwean, is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert with vast experience in both the private and public sectors. He was Professor of Public Policy at Blavatnik School, Oxford University, United Kingdom, and HSBC Bank Professor of Finance and Dean at Wits Business School, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He began his academic career as Lecturer in Finance at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Prof. Ncube was also Head of global asset allocation strategy and fund manager at Investec Asset Management.

Prof. Mthuli Ncube also served as Vice President and Chief Economist of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) where he led the strategic thinking within the bank on economic development issues for the entire African continent. He led and guided the development of the Bank’s ten (10) year Strategy (2013-2022) and was a member of the senior management team at AfDB.

He has served as Chairman of the Board of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) based in Nairobi, Kenya, which has trained more than 4000 economists at Masters and Ph.D level across Africa.

He is an active participant at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Professor Mthuli Ncube also launched an offshore financial centre in Victoria Falls and launched a USD Stock Exchange, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), as a platform for attracting foreign direct investment.

He has extensive experience in the private sector as an investment banker and fund manager. He holds a Ph.D in Economics (Mathematical Finance) from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, and has published numerous books and articles.

Currently, he is in his second term as the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Zimbabwe, having been reappointed in 2023.

He continues to be a thought-leader on African economic issues. Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube is also the Chair of the SADC Ministers of Finance, Planning and Investment.