Dr. Hippolyte Fofack is a leading development and financial economist with more than 20 years of experience in leadership and management, development economics, banking and international finance, and academia.
He serves as SDSN’s Parker Fellow, working closely with the SDSN’s Leadership to advance the SDSN’s work in Africa on a myriad of critical issues, including African monetary reform and development, international finance, and higher education.
Dr. Fofack has served in several capacities, including most recently as Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), where he made significant contributions to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Before serving at Afreximbank, Dr. Fofack worked at the World Bank in operations and research, and as an economist for Great Lakes countries in Africa and Head of the Macroeconomics and Growth Program.