Dambisa
Moyo was born (1969) and raised in
Lusaka, Zambia. She holds a Doctorate (DPhil)
in Economics from St. Antony's College,
Oxford University; her 2002 dissertation is
titled "Essays on the determinants of the
components of savings in developing
countries".
In 1997, Moyo earned a Master of
Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard
University’s Kennedy School of Government.
She also earned a Master of
Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry from
American University in Washington D.C. She
worked for the World Bank as a Consultant
and at Goldman Sachs where she worked in the
debt capital markets and as an economist in
the global macroeconomics team.
On March 14th 2011, Moyo spoke at the annual Observance ceremony marking Commonwealth Day in Westminster Abbey. She spoke on "Women as Agents of Change" in the presence of the Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister David Cameron and 2000 guests. In the same month The Daily Beast also selected Moyo as one of "150 Extraordinary Women Who Shake The World" along with Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright and others.