Barbara Kasekende
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Barbara Kasekende | |
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| Born | c. 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga Elmhurst University University of Texas at Dallas |
| Occupations | Businesswoman & corporate executive |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Title | Manager of Advisory Department at Uganda Development Bank |
Barbara Kasekende is a Ugandan businesswoman and corporate executive who serves as the head of the Advisory Department at Uganda Development Bank, the country's only indigenous, government-owned development financial institution. She took up this position in February 2022. Before that, she was the corporate social investments manager at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda's largest commercial bank by assets.[1][2][3]
Kasekende is a Ugandan national, born circa 1979 in the Buganda Region of Uganda. She attended Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga for her high school education. In a 2020 interview, she described herself as the firstborn in her family.[4]
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, awarded by Elmhurst University, in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. She also holds a Master of Business Administration, obtained from the Naveen Jindal School of Management, at the University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson, Texas, United States.[2][5]