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'''Afua Kyei''' is a British financial executive and has been the [[Chief financial officer|Chief Financial Officer]] (CFO) of the [[Bank of England]] since 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/21223029 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ghanaweb.com">{{Cite web |date= |title=Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/region/inews/Meet-Afua-Kyei-The-Chief-Financial-Officer-Of-Bank-Of-England-39719 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=[[GhanaWeb]] |language=en}}</ref> She was formerly the Finance Director at [[Barclays|Barclays Bank LLC]].<ref name=":0" /> In January 2023, Kyei was listed among the 100 most reputable Africans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricaNews |date=2023-01-03 |title='100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/03/100-most-reputable-africans-in-2023-announced/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref> Kyei was included as one of the most influential black people in the UK on the 2024 ''[[Powerlist]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2023 |title=Afua Kyei makes list of UK's most influential Black people |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Afua-Kyei-makes-list-of-UK-s-most-influential-Black-people-1869986 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Powerlist 2020 {{!}} Powerful Media |url=https://www.powerful-media.co.uk/powerlist |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.powerful-media.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, she was elected as Honorary Fellow of [[Somerville College, Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Bank of England CFO Afua Kyei elected Honorary Fellow |url=https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/news/bank-of-england-cfo-afua-kyei-elected-honorary-fellow/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Somerville College |language=en}}</ref>
== Education ==
Kyei earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from [[Somerville College, Oxford]].<ref name="ghanaweb.com"/> She then became a junior researcher in organic chemistry at [[Princeton University]].<ref name="ghanaweb.com" />
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