Afua Kyei

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]

• Afua Kyei on Profile, BBC Radio 4