NYU Africa House Reflections on Tanzania in Honor of Professor Benno J. Ndulu
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Time: 12pm-1:15pm Eastern Time
About the Speakers:
Prof. Yaw Nyarko, Professor of Economics, New York University (NYU); Director, NYU Africa House; Co-director, NYU Development Research Institute (DRI); Director, NYU Abu Dhabi Development Laboratory (DevLab)
His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005-2015); Africa House Visiting Scholar in Residence (Spring-Summer 2018); Chairman, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation (JMKF)
Mr. Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, Inc.
Prof. William Easterly, Professor of Economics, New York University (NYU); Co-director, NYU Development Research Institute (DRI)
Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili, Economic Policy Expert/Senior Economic Adviser, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI); Co-Founder of #BringBackOurGirls Movement (Nigeria); Founder of #FixPolitics; Former Vice President of World Bank (Africa Region); Former Nigerian Minister of Education and Minister of Solid Minerals; 2019 Election Candidate for Office of the President of Nigeria
Dr. Njuguna Ndung’u, Executive Director, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC); Associate Professor of Economics, the University of Nairobi, Kenya; Former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (2007-2015)
Prof. Stephen O’Connell, Gil and Frank Mustin Professor of Economics, Department Chair, Swarthmore College
This seminar is held in honor of Professor Benno J. Ndulu, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Tanzania and NYU Africa House Visiting Scholar (2018), who passed away in February 2021.
In 2018, NYU Africa House had the pleasure to host Professor Benno J. Ndulu as a Visiting Scholar shortly after he completed a 10-year term as Governor of the Central Bank of Tanzania. At the time, he was the Mwalimu Nyerere Professorial Chair on Development at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. He is best known for having served as one of the pioneers for the most effective research and training network in economics in Africa, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), where he served first as its Research Director and then as its Executive Director. He started his career in academia at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, then worked at the World Bank as a Research Manager in Development Economics and Advisor to the Vice President for the Africa Region. Professor Ndulu has published widely on Africa's growth, governance, and trade. His contributions to Africa and African scholarship will carry on for generations to come.