Barbara Barungi, is a Ugandan economist, businesswoman and corporate executive who serves as the managing partner of Imara Africa Consulting, a pan-African economic, business and policy consulting group with offices in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. She concurrently serves as the non-executive chairperson of the board of Access Bank Kenya, the first woman to serve in that capacity.[1][2][3]
Barbara Barungi | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of Glasgow |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, Businesswoman and Corporate Executive |
| Years active | 1990s – present |
| Known for | Leadership & Business expertise |
| Title | Founder & Managing Partner of Imara Africa Consulting |
Background and education
editBarungi is a Ugandan national, born circa in the 1970s. She attended local primary and secondary schools. She was admitted to Makerere University, the largest and oldest public university in the country. She graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in economics and sociology.[1][2] She went on to obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Policy and a Master of Philosophy degree in International Finance, both from the University of Glasgow.[1][2][3]
Career
editShe has a career that goes back over 30 years in management consulting, economic management and academia. She previously worked as a lead economist for the UN Development Programme and later, the African Development Bank. Some of the countries she covered under her watch include Nigeria, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. She serves as an independent non-executive director on the board of Access Bank South Africa, in addition to working as chairperson of the board of Access Bank Kenya.[1][2][4]
She also spent a brief period as an advisor to the Rwanda Ministry of Finance. She has, in the past lectured in economics at Makerere University, in Uganda, and at the University of the Witswatersrand in South Africa.[1][2][3]
Other considerations
editIn March 2022, the Daily Monitor Newspaper listed her among nine Ugandan women who were qualified to work as the Governor of the Bank of Uganda, the CEO of the county's central bank and national banking regulator.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e ABK (December 2022). "Barbara Barungi: Chairperson of Access Bank Kenya". Access Bank Kenya (ABK). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e FAR (9 December 2022). "Access Bank Kenya Appoints Barbara Barungi, First Female Board Chair". Frontier Africa Reports (FAR). Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Muindi (9 December 2022). "Access Bank Kenya Appoints Barbara Barungi, First Female Board Chair". Kushoko.com. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Barbara Barungi: Managing Partner, Imara Africa". DLA Piper. London, United Kingdom. 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Nine Women Who Qualify For BoU Top Job". Kampala, Uganda. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.