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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON (/əŋˈɡoʊzi əˈkoʊndʒoʊ ɪˈweɪlə/ ; born 13 June 1954[2]) is a Nigerian-American economist,[3][4][5][6] who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. Notably, she is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.[7][8][9] She sits on boards of: Danone, Standard Chartered Bank, MINDS: Mandela Institute for Development Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, One Campaign, GAVI: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, Rockefeller Foundation, R4D: Results for Development, ARC: African Risk Capacity and Earthshot Prize plus others. [10][11][12][13][14]She also previously sat on the Twitter Board of Directors, and stepped down in February, 2021 in connection with her appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organization.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to Step Down as Member of Board of Directors of Twitter, Inc., Effective February 28, 2021 | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history at WTO". BBC News. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala". Center For Global Development. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "DG Okonjo-Iweala Hits the Ground Running". WTO: World Trade Organization. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine War: My fears for Nigeria, other African countries — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala". Vanguard News. 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "History Made as Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Picked to Head the WTO". Africa Renewal: United Nations Magazine. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History at the WTO". BBC News. March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Discusses Vaccines". The World: Public Radio. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Prince William and Earthshot Prize Council Members Sign Letter Encouraging Everyone to Give the Earth a Shot". MSN. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Earthshot Prize Council: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala". Earthshot Prize. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Results for Development". R4D: Results for Development. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "ARC Agency Governing Board – African Risk Capacity". Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.