Razia Khan (economist)

Razia Khan was born in Botswana and has bachelor of science and master of science degrees from the London School of Economics.[1][2] She joined British bank Standard Chartered in 1997 as a member of their corporate sales team before moving into a role where she researched African foreign exchange markets.[2][1]

Khan is now Standard Chartered's chief economist for Africa[3] She works for the bank's Africa regional office and also their wholesale bank.[1] Khan provides analysis on the economies of African nations for the bank's internal executive committees and its customers.[1] She has advised the United States Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, African Development Bank and many African central banks.[1] She has also advised non-governmental organisations, trading funds and has provided analysis for CNN, the BBC and CNBC.[1]

Khan sits on the World Economic Forum's councils for poverty and development; population; and migration.[4][2] She is a member of the Royal African Society's advisory board and was named as one of the "100 most influential Africans in 2015" by New African magazine.[2]