Prof. Mthuli Ncube is the Chief Economist and Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). As Chief Economist, he oversees the Economics Complex, which is focused on the process of knowledge management within the Bank and with its partners, and general strategic economic research within the Bank. Before joining AfDB, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Commerce Law and Management, and also Dean and Professor of Finance at Wits Business School, all at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. He obtained a Ph.D. in Mathematical Finance, Pricing Options under Stochastic Volatility at the University of Cambridge and he specializes in Economics, Finance, Development, African Development, Commerce Law, Financial Management, and Banking.