Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana since January 2017. He chairs the Government of Ghana’s Economic Management Team which has responsibility for guiding and rebuilding the Ghanaian economy.

He is at the forefront of a broad, inclusive development strategy in Ghana involving the leveraging of digitised government services in transforming the delivery of public services. His efforts have seen the development of a supportive technology ecosystem resulting for example, in the rapid growth of a Fintech industry in Ghana.

Dr Bawumia holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics (Buckingham University, UK), a Master of Science Degree in Development Economics (Oxford University, UK) and a Ph.D. in Economics (Simon Fraser University, Canada). 

He has held academic positions as Assistant Professor of Economics (Baylor University, USA), Visiting Scholar (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Visiting Senior Research Associate (Centre for the Study of African Economies,  Oxford University, UK). He has also served as Visiting Professor of Economic Governance (Central University, Ghana).

As an Economist and Banker, Dr Bawumia has had a prestigious career which includes serving as the Deputy Governor of Ghana’s Central Bank from 2006 to 2008 and the Resident Representative of the African Development Bank in Zimbabwe in 2011.

He has authored several journal articles and has numerous publications to his credit, including “Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Reform in Africa, Ghana’s Experience”.