Dambisa Moyo was born and raised in Zambia, Africa. She completed a Doctorate in Economics at Oxford University and holds a Masters from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She also has an MBA in Finance and Bachelors degree in Chemistry from the American University in Washington D.C..

Dambisa worked for the World Bank for 2 years as a consultant (from 1993-1995) and at Goldman Sachs for 8 years (from 2001 to 2008) where she worked in the debt capital markets, hedge fund coverage and as an economist in the global macroeconomics team.

In 2009, Ms. Moyo published a book entitled Dead Aid which offers different strategies for African countries to finance development, rather than relying on foreign aid.

Dambisa Moyo owns 10,000 shares in Lundin Petroleum.