Afua Kyei
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Afua Serwah Kyei (born 15 October 1982)[1] is a British financial executive who has been chief financial officer (CFO) of the Bank of England since 2019.[2][3]
Kyei was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She attended Old Palace School, a private secondary school for girls in Croydon.[4] She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Somerville College, Oxford, and then worked as a junior researcher in organic chemistry at Princeton University.[3] She trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young in London. She is married and has four children.[4]
Between 2012 and 2019 she was Chief Financial Officer Mortgages at Barclays Bank LLC.[5] In January 2023, Kyei was listed among the 100 most reputable Africans.[6] Kyei was named as the most influential black person in the UK on the 2026 Powerlist.[7]
In 2023, she was elected as Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford.[8]
References
- ↑ "Kyei, Afua Serwah". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2024. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293791. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- 1 2 "Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- 1 2 "Empower executive role model − speech by Afua Kyei". Bank of England. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ "Afua Kyeii, Executive Director, Finance Directorate. Biography". Bank of England. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ AfricaNews (3 January 2023). "'100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ "Bank of England chief Afua Kyei tops 2026 Powerlist as UK's most influential black person". BBC News. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ "Bank of England CFO Afua Kyei elected Honorary Fellow". Somerville College. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
External links
- Afua Kyei on Profile, BBC Radio 4