Gyude Moore
Former Liberian Minister of Public Works, politician, and development policy expert
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Gyude Moore is a former minister of public works of Liberia from 2014 to 2018. Before serving as a minister, He was the deputy chief of staff to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and head of her Presidential Delivery Unit.
William Gyude Moore | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Public Works of Liberia | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Preceded by | Antoinette Weeks |
| Succeeded by | Mobutu Vlah Nyenpan |
| Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Liberia | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary Berea College Georgetown University |
Early life and education
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]
Career
.jpg)
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]