Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo (born February 2, 1969) is a Zambian-born economist and author recognized for her critical analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oxford, an MPA from Harvard University, and an MBA from American University, where she also earned a BS in chemistry.

Moyo has worked at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs, where she focused on global macroeconomics and investment strategies. She is the author of several bestselling books, including Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (2009), which critiques foreign aid’s impact on African development, and How the West Was Lost (2011).

In 2022, she was appointed Baroness Moyo in the House of Lords, becoming a prominent voice in discussions on economic policy and governance. Moyo serves on the boards of several major corporations, including 3M and Chevron, and has been recognized as one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” She is also an avid marathon runner.

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  • Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is another way for AfricaQuick View
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    Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa

    Dead Aid delivers a fierce and fearless indictment of the foreign aid system, arguing that what was meant to heal Africa may, in fact, be helping to hold it down. With unflinching logic and moral urgency, it dismantles the comfortable myth that money alone can fix poverty, revealing instead a cycle of dependency, corruption, and arrested growth. This is not a rejection of compassion—it is a challenge to rethink what true empowerment looks like. What if generosity, poorly aimed, becomes a weapon disguised as a gift? In the ruins of well-meant intentions, Dead Aid dares to ask what Africa truly needs to rise.

    • Originally Published: 2009
    • Publisher: Penguin, 2010
    • Genre: Politics, Economics
    • Pages: 188
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0141031187
    • Access: Members
  • How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic WorldQuick View
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    How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World

    In a world where corporations shape the fate of economies, How Boards Work opens the door to the secret chambers of power—where strategy is sculpted, risk is reckoned with, and the future is quietly decided. Through lucid analysis and insider clarity, this book unravels the anatomy of the boardroom, revealing the delicate balance between governance and ambition, ethics and profit. What happens when the stewards of capitalism must choose between short-term gains and long-term survival? With poise and urgency, it challenges us to rethink who holds the reins of our financial destiny—and how they ought to wield them. A vital guide for those who dare to sit at the table where decisions ripple across the world.

    • Originally Published: May 2021
    • Publisher: Basic Books, 2021
    • Genre: Business
    • Pages: 304
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-1541619425
    • Access: Members