Gyude Moore

Moore was born in Maryland County, Liberia, before his family moved to Tabou, Ivory Coast, in 1994 during the First Liberian Civil War.^[1]

He studied theology at the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary before moving to the United States to study at Berea College majoring in political science and economics.^[1][2] After graduating from Berea in 2006, he pursued a Master of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He returned to Liberia as a Scott Fellow and an aide in the office of the president in 2009.^[1][2]

He began his public service career as a Scott Fellow in 2009 in the office of the president, a position he held until 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, he served as the deputy chief of staff and head of the President's Delivery Unit.^[1][2] In December 2014, he was appointed as minister of public works, a position he held until January 2018.^[1][3] His tenure at the ministry was at a critical point that Liberia was dealing with the Ebola outbreak and post-conflict infrastructure development.^[2]

After his stint in public service, Moore has spent his time at the Center for Global Development as a senior policy fellow with a focus on infrastructure in fragile states.^[3]

He has been a lecturer at the University of Chicago’s Harris School for Public Policy teaching a class on the role of infrastructure in foreign policy and international development.^[4] Since 2023, he has taught the same class as a resident Boeing Visiting Chair in International Relations at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.^[5]