Dr. Louis A. Kasekende

Dr. Louis A. Kasekende is the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank.

He worked as part-time lecturer at Makerere University from 1988 to 1994. Then, he served as the Executive Director Research and Policy at the Bank of Uganda, where he became Deputy Governor from 1999 to 2002. He was seconded to the World Bank (2002-2004), where he served as Executive Director for 22 Africa Group 1 countries, mostly from Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, before returning to the Bank of Uganda as Deputy Governor from November 2004 until April 2006.

Dr. Kasekende holds an Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Manchester, U.K, and B.A. in Economics from Makekere University in Uganda.