Victor Murinde

Prof. Victor Murinde is the new Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He joins AERC from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, where he has been serving as an AXA Professor of Global Finance. Prof Murinde is a distinguished financial economist with more than 25 years of experience post-PhD, mainly involving university research and teaching, but also including senior-level stints in practitioner, policy, and consultancy roles for governments and leading international organizations.

He enjoys fundamental knowledge of the AERC, its mandate, structure, and the operationalization of the AERC Strategic Plan, having previously served on the AERC Programme Committee and across the research, training, and policy outreach components. In his scholarly endeavours, Prof Murinde has contributed over 120 research papers on economics, banking, and finance topics. He was also the founding Director of the African Development Institute at the African Development Bank (2011-2014); and carried out major consultancy projects for a range of international organizations.