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| name = Dambisa Moyo
| name = Dambisa Moyo
| image = Dambisa Moyo3.jpg
| image = Dambisa Moyo.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|2|2}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|2|2}}
| birth_place = [[Lusaka]], Zambia
| birth_place = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| relatives = [[Marsha Moyo]] (sister)
| occupation = Economist, author
| occupation = Economist, author
| field = [[Macroeconomics]], [[international development|international{{nbsp}}development]], [[global affairs]]
| field = Macroeconomics, international{{nbsp}}development, global affairs
| alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[American University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])</small><br />[[Harvard University]] <small>([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])</small><br />[[St Antony's College, Oxford]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]])</small>}}
| alma_mater = {{nowrap|American University <small>BS, MBA)</small><br />Harvard University <small>([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])</small><br />[[St Antony's College, Oxford]] <small>(DPhil)</small>}}
| known_for = Economic theories{{nbsp}}on<br /> [[macroeconomics]], [[international development|international{{nbsp}}development]], [[global affairs|global{{nbsp}}affairs]]
| known_for = Economic theories{{nbsp}}on<br /> macroeconomics, [[international development|international{{nbsp}}development]], [[global affairs|global{{nbsp}}affairs]]
| notable_works = ''Dead Aid'' (2009)<br /> ''How the West Was Lost'' (2011) <br />''Winner Take All'' (2012)
| notable_works = ''Dead Aid'' (2009)<br /> ''How the West Was Lost'' (2011) <br />''Winner Take All'' (2012)
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In 2010 Moyo joined the board of directors of [[Barclays Bank]].<ref name=Barclays>[http://www.newsroom.barclays.com/releases/ReleaseDetailPage.aspx?releaseId=1735 "Barclays Board change"]. ''Newsroom.Barclays.com''. 22 April 2010. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> She sits on three of the board's committees: the Audit Committee; the Conduct, Operational and Reputational Risk Committee; and the Financial Risk Committee.<ref>[http://www.barclays.com/about-barclays/leadership-team/dambisa-moyo.html Dambisa Moyo]. ''Barclays.com''. Retrieved 11 July 2015.</ref> In 2011 she joined the board of directors of the international mining company [[Barrick Gold]]. She sits on the board's Audit Committee; Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee; and Corporate Responsibility Committee.<ref>[http://www.barrick.com/company/board-of-directors/default.aspx Board of Directors]. [[Barrick Gold]]. ''Barrick.com''. Retrieved 11 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://barrickbeyondborders.com/mining/2011/08/one-on-one-with-dambisa-moyo,-barrick-golds-newest-board-member/ "One-on-one with Dambisa Moyo, Barrick Gold's newest Board member"]. ''Barrick Beyond Borders''. [[Barrick Gold]]. 26 August 2011. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> In 2015 Moyo joined the board of directors of data storage company [[Seagate Technology]].<ref>[http://www.seagate.com/about-seagate/news/dr-dambisa-moyo-elected-to-seagate-board-of-directors-pr/ Dr. Dambisa Moyo Elected To Seagate Board Of Directors]. [[Seagate Technology]]. ''Seagate.com''. Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref>
In 2010 Moyo joined the board of directors of [[Barclays Bank]].<ref name=Barclays>[http://www.newsroom.barclays.com/releases/ReleaseDetailPage.aspx?releaseId=1735 "Barclays Board change"]. ''Newsroom.Barclays.com''. 22 April 2010. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> She sits on three of the board's committees: the Audit Committee; the Conduct, Operational and Reputational Risk Committee; and the Financial Risk Committee.<ref>[http://www.barclays.com/about-barclays/leadership-team/dambisa-moyo.html Dambisa Moyo]. ''Barclays.com''. Retrieved 11 July 2015.</ref> In 2011 she joined the board of directors of the international mining company [[Barrick Gold]]. She sits on the board's Audit Committee; Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee; and Corporate Responsibility Committee.<ref>[http://www.barrick.com/company/board-of-directors/default.aspx Board of Directors]. [[Barrick Gold]]. ''Barrick.com''. Retrieved 11 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://barrickbeyondborders.com/mining/2011/08/one-on-one-with-dambisa-moyo,-barrick-golds-newest-board-member/ "One-on-one with Dambisa Moyo, Barrick Gold's newest Board member"]. ''Barrick Beyond Borders''. [[Barrick Gold]]. 26 August 2011. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> In 2015 Moyo joined the board of directors of data storage company [[Seagate Technology]].<ref>[http://www.seagate.com/about-seagate/news/dr-dambisa-moyo-elected-to-seagate-board-of-directors-pr/ Dr. Dambisa Moyo Elected To Seagate Board Of Directors]. [[Seagate Technology]]. ''Seagate.com''. Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref>


Moyo is a former board member of the charity [[Lundin Petroleum|Lundin]] for Africa,<ref>[http://www.lundinfoundation.org/i/pdf/reports/LFA_2008_AR.pdf LUNDIN FOR AFRICA Annual Report 2008]. p. 8.</ref><ref>[http://www.lundinfoundation.org/i/pdf/reports/LFA_2009_AR.pdf LUNDIN FOR AFRICA Annual Report 2009]. p. 8.</ref> and a former patron of [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]].<ref>[http://www.arkonline.org/media/6762/ark_annualreview_2009__low_res_.pdf Annual Review 2009]. [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]]. p. 44.</ref><ref>[http://www.arkonline.org/media/12100/ark_ar_2010_fullfinal_email.pdf Annual Review 2010]. [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]]. p. 40.</ref> She is also a former board member of [[Room to Read]].<ref>[http://media.roomtoread.org/room-to-read-welcomes-economist-and-author--dambisa-moyo-to-its-board-of-directors "ROOM TO READ WELCOMES ECONOMIST AND AUTHOR DAMBISA MOYO TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS"]. [[Room to Read]]. ''Media.RoomToRead.org''. 4 March 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.roomtoread.org/document.doc?id=24 Room to Read Annual Report 2008]. p. 30.</ref>
Moyo is a former board member of the charity [[Lundin Petroleum|Lundin]] for Africa,<ref>[http://www.lundinfoundation.org/i/pdf/reports/LFA_2008_AR.pdf LUNDIN FOR AFRICA Annual Report 2008]. p. 8.</ref><ref>[http://www.lundinfoundation.org/i/pdf/reports/LFA_2009_AR.pdf LUNDIN FOR AFRICA Annual Report 2009]. p. 8.</ref> and a former patron of [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]].<ref>[http://www.arkonline.org/media/6762/ark_annualreview_2009__low_res_.pdf Annual Review 2009]. [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]]. p. 44.</ref><ref>[http://www.arkonline.org/media/12100/ark_ar_2010_fullfinal_email.pdf Annual Review 2010]. [[Ark (charity)|Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)]]. p. 40.</ref> She is also a former board member of Room to Read.<ref>[http://media.roomtoread.org/room-to-read-welcomes-economist-and-author--dambisa-moyo-to-its-board-of-directors "ROOM TO READ WELCOMES ECONOMIST AND AUTHOR DAMBISA MOYO TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS"]. Room to Read. ''Media.RoomToRead.org''. 4 March 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.roomtoread.org/document.doc?id=24 Room to Read Annual Report 2008]. p. 30.</ref>


===Writing and public speaking===
===Writing and public speaking===
Moyo's first book, ''Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa'', was published in early 2009 and was a [[New York Times Bestseller|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref name=Seller>[http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-04-12/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html Best Sellers – Hardcover Nonfiction]. ''[[New York Times]]''. 12 April 2009.</ref> ''Dead Aid'' catapulted Moyo into the public eye and made her a sought-after speaker, pundit, and author. In 2009 she was named a [[World Economic Forum]] [[Young Global Leaders|Young Global Leader]],<ref name=Young>[http://www.weforum.org/pdf/YGL/YGL2009_Honorees.pdf Young Global Leader Honorees 2009]. [[World Economic Forum]]. Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> one of [[TIME 100|''TIME''{{'}}s 100]],<ref name=time100>Wolfowitz, Paul. [http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893209_1893459,00.html "The 2009 TIME 100: Dambisa Moyo"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''. 30 April 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref><ref name=full>[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1894410,00.html The 2009 TIME 100 – Full List]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''. 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> and one of [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s "20 remarkable visionaries".<ref name=oprah.com>[http://www.oprah.com/money/Power-Women-O-The-Oprah-Magazines-Power-List/10 "The Power of Going Against the Grain: Dambisa Moyo, Economist and provocateur"]. In: ''O''{{'}}s First-Ever Power List. ''[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]''. September 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref>
Moyo's first book, ''Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa'', was published in early 2009 and was a [[New York Times Bestseller|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref name=Seller>[http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-04-12/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html Best Sellers – Hardcover Nonfiction]. ''[[New York Times]]''. 12 April 2009.</ref> ''Dead Aid'' catapulted Moyo into the public eye and made her a sought-after speaker, pundit, and author. In 2009 she was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader,<ref name=Young>[http://www.weforum.org/pdf/YGL/YGL2009_Honorees.pdf Young Global Leader Honorees 2009]. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> one of [[TIME 100|''TIME''{{'}}s 100]],<ref name=time100>Wolfowitz, Paul. [http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893209_1893459,00.html "The 2009 TIME 100: Dambisa Moyo"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''. 30 April 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref><ref name=full>[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1894410,00.html The 2009 TIME 100 – Full List]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''. 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref> and one of [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s "20 remarkable visionaries".<ref name=oprah.com>[http://www.oprah.com/money/Power-Women-O-The-Oprah-Magazines-Power-List/10 "The Power of Going Against the Grain: Dambisa Moyo, Economist and provocateur"]. In: ''O''{{'}}s First-Ever Power List. ''[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]''. September 2009. Accessed 11 July 2015.</ref>


The book consolidated her career of traveling worldwide investigating and analyzing economic conditions and writing about her conclusions. By 2015 she had travelled to more than 75 countries, examining the political, economic, and financial workings of emerging economies.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=insight>[https://giveandjoin.rockefeller.edu/insight-lecture-series/moyo GLOBAL SHIFTS IN ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND BUSINESS: WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR FUTURE WORLD?: Dambisa Moyo, Ph.D., International economist and author]. Insight Lecture Series. [[Rockefeller University]]. 17 November 2014.</ref> She became a regular columnist and contributor to many financial networks and multinational business publications, as well as a speaker at conferences and other venues worldwide. She has written and lectured on topics ranging from global markets, the impact of geopolitics on the economy, the future of the job market, the outlook for growth in China, and the past and future paths of interest rates.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=associates /><ref name=brief />
The book consolidated her career of traveling worldwide investigating and analyzing economic conditions and writing about her conclusions. By 2015 she had travelled to more than 75 countries, examining the political, economic, and financial workings of emerging economies.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=insight>[https://giveandjoin.rockefeller.edu/insight-lecture-series/moyo GLOBAL SHIFTS IN ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND BUSINESS: WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR FUTURE WORLD?: Dambisa Moyo, Ph.D., International economist and author]. Insight Lecture Series. [[Rockefeller University]]. 17 November 2014.</ref> She became a regular columnist and contributor to many financial networks and multinational business publications, as well as a speaker at conferences and other venues worldwide. She has written and lectured on topics ranging from global markets, the impact of geopolitics on the economy, the future of the job market, the outlook for growth in China, and the past and future paths of interest rates.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=associates /><ref name=brief />
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Moyo resides in [[New York City]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-dambisa-moyo/aa/883/b19 Dr. Dambisa Moyo] at [[LinkedIn]].</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/dambisamoyo Dambisa Moyo] – official [[Twitter]] account.</ref> She is an avid runner, and has run several marathons and half marathons.<ref name=run /> She travels extensively for board meetings, for lecturing and personal appearances.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=insight /><ref name=Leve>{{cite web |last1=Leve |first1=Ariel |title=Economist Dambisa Moyo on the life and death battle for the world's resources |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/9354041/Economist-Dambisa-Moyo-on-the-life-and-death-battle-for-the-worlds-resources.html |website=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph |accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref>
Moyo resides in New York City.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-dambisa-moyo/aa/883/b19 Dr. Dambisa Moyo] at LinkedIn.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/dambisamoyo Dambisa Moyo] – official Twitter account.</ref> She is an avid runner, and has run several marathons and half marathons.<ref name=run /> She travels extensively for board meetings, for lecturing and personal appearances.<ref name=speakers.com /><ref name=insight /><ref name=Leve>{{cite web |last1=Leve |first1=Ariel |title=Economist Dambisa Moyo on the life and death battle for the world's resources |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/9354041/Economist-Dambisa-Moyo-on-the-life-and-death-battle-for-the-worlds-resources.html |website=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph |accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref>
 
Her late young sister, [[Marsha Moyo]], was a renowned singer and author.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* {{TED speaker|dambisa_moyo}}


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