C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E. Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo (Nee Tsiako)

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1 C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo (Nee Tsiako) PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth : February 13, 1952 Nationality : Botswana Address : Private Bag 154 Gaborone Botswana Telephone - (267) (Office) (267) (Home) - lmohohlo@gmail.com EDUCATION 1992 : Executive Management Yale University, New Haven, USA 1990 : MA Finance and Investments, University of Exeter, UK 1985 : BA Economics, The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA 1983 : Diploma, Accounting and Business Studies, University of Botswana 1981 : Certificate, Accounting and Business Studies, University of Botswana 1974 : Secretarial Diploma, Botswana Institute of Administration & Commerce WORK EXPERIENCE Bank of Botswana 1999 to date : Governor : Deputy Governor : International Monetary Fund (Secondment) : Director, Financial Markets Department : Deputy Director, Research Department : Deputy Director, Human Resources Department : Board Secretary

2 : Personal Assistant to Deputy Governor & later Governor : Norman & Dawbarn (Architects) Secretary : Anglo American Corporation (now Debswana Diamond Mining Company - partnership between De Beers Mining Company & Botswana Government) Secretary : Registry Clerk : Botswana Government Radio Botswana (Programme Officer) WORK EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS Appointed Governor by His Excellency the President of Botswana in October Appointed one of two Deputy Governors by His Excellency the President of Botswana in 1997, responsible for the Financial Markets, Research, Banking and Human Resources Departments. In charge of reserves management, domestic market operations, monetary, exchange rate, banking and financial policies formulation/implementation, as well as the administration and human resource functions of the Bank. Seconded to the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC ( ), and worked in the African Department and Monetary and Capital Markets Department; participated in surveillance and technical assistance missions to a number of IMF member countries. Appointed Director when the Financial Markets Department was established in 1989, responsible for the management/investment of the country s foreign exchange reserves and for domestic market operations. This entailed, among others, developing the reserves management infrastructure and template, viz, investment policies and guidelines (which include performance benchmarks), thus establishing the front and back offices (market analysis, trading in money, foreign exchange and bond markets, settlement of trades and related accounting). Instrumental in establishing the country s long term fund, Pula Fund, in 1994, that is akin to a Sovereign Wealth Fund. Chairman of the Bank s Investment Committee since Established a template for external fund manager search/appointment for geographically diversified fixed income and equity mandates and portfolios; the Bank has more than 10 fund managers (Fixed Income and Equity portfolios). Also responsible for implementing the exchange rate policy. In addition to undertaking research on economic and financial policy issues (money and credit, interest rates, balance of payments, public finance, public debt, exchange rates, prices and incomes, employment, etc), the position of Deputy Director of Research Department (now Monetary and Financial Stability Department) involved analysing economic and financial developments in international markets, 2

3 with a view to forming an investment strategy for the foreign exchange reserves (until 1989 when the Financial Markets Department was established). The position of Deputy Director of Administration Department (now Human Resources Department) at the time involved responsibility for manpower planning, recruitment/retention, budget, security and administrative matters, to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Bank. In addition to being a link between the Board and Senior Management of the Bank, the Board Secretary s responsibilities included the preparation of the agenda for Board meetings, coordination, preparation and circulation of Board papers and taking minutes of Board and Executive Committee (weekly) meetings. The job also included the Bank s public relations function. The position of Assistant to Governor provided administrative and logistical support to the Governor and Deputy Governor to enable them to devote attention to the strategic and planning aspects of their responsibilities. The Clerical and Secretarial exposure at Radio Botswana, Debswana Mining Company, Norman & Dawbarn and Bank of Botswana provided invaluable experience. NATIONAL DUTY AND AWARDS 1992 : Only citizen and resident member of the four-person Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Operations of Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), which was bedevilled by corruption, financial irregularity and maladministration (Report issued in 1992) : Executive Woman of the Year (Botswana) : Member of the Ministerial Task Force for the Development of a National Policy on Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (Report issued in 1998) : Appointed Eminent Person by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to oversee the evaluation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF - Report issued in 2002) : Central Banker of the Year (2001) for Africa and The Middle East; awarded by the Financial Times Magazine, The Banker (See Volume 152, No. 911) : Central Bank Governor of the Year (2003) for Africa; awarded by Euromoney (at IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Dubai) : Botswana s Vanguard Woman Leader; awarded by USA Embassy in Botswana : Member of Commission for Africa chaired by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, to address Africa s plight and ensure continued support for the 3

4 G8 Action Plan for Africa (Report, Our Common Interest, published in February 2005) : Presidential Order of Honour; awarded by His Excellency President of Botswana in recognition of efficient and devoted service (Highest public service honour) : Africa Leadership Award; by African Times, Beverly Hills, California : Banking Regulator of the Year; by African Banker (awarded at 2007 annual meetings of IMF/World Bank) : Member of Africa Progress Panel chaired by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan : Central Bank Governor of the Year (2008) for Africa; awarded by Euromoney (at 2008 annual meetings of IMF/World Bank) : Appointed by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to the Investment Committee of United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund : Lifetime Achievement Award; Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. 2011: Co-Chair, World Economic Forum for Africa 2011/12: Ranked among 20 Most Powerful Women in Africa; Forbes Africa 2012/13: Member of The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, which points to the possibility of achieving gains in global health by : Member of Bretton Woods Committee 2014 : Member and Chairman of the United Nations High-Level Panel of Experts on Recosting 2014 : Central Bank Governor of the Year Award for Africa; African Development Bank. 2015: Member of International Review Panel appointed by President Kikwete of Tanzania to review implementation of key results areas of the country s Development Vision 2025 PUBLICATIONS 1993, Tranching of Botswana s Foreign Exchange Reserves, Bank of Botswana Research Bulletin, Bank of Botswana, Volume 11, No , Central Banks as Protectors of National Wealth Botswana s Case, Salomon Brothers Central Bank Research Bulletin (UK Publication), No. 6, and as a chapter 4

5 in Aspects of the Botswana Economy: Selected Papers, James Currey Publishers, Oxford 1996, Liberalisation of Exchange Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa, Bank of Botswana Research Bulletin (Special Edition for the Bank s 20th Anniversary: ), Volume 14, No , Coordination of Fiscal and Monetary Policies, Seminar papers, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute, Swaziland 1999, Policy Issues on Reserves Management, Institutional Investor (International Edition), Volume XXIV, No , The Management of Capital Inflows, Bank of Botswana Research Bulletin, Volume 17, No , Traditional Reserves and Commodity Revenue: the Case of Botswana, Sovereign Wealth Management chapter in book published by Blackrock, Inc & The World Bank 2008, Selecting and Managing External Fund Managers, New Perspectives on Sovereign Asset Management chapter in book published by Central Banking Publications Ltd 2009, Reflections on the Governance Issues of the Bretton Woods Institutions, The Accra Agenda: Central Banking and the Millennium Development Goals (Book Chapter) 2013, Prudent Management of the Economy avoids the Resource Curse Botswana s Case (Published in Anglo American magazine, Optima) 2014, A Change in Mindset is needed if Aid is to Remain Relevant, chapter in The Donor s Dilemma: Convergence and the Future of Foreign Aid - edited by Andy Summer and Tom Kirk BOARD MEMBERSHIPS Bank of Botswana - Chairman (1999 to date) Bank of Botswana Pension Fund - Chairman (1999 to date) Association of African Central Banks (Southern Africa Region) - Chairman ( ) International Monetary Fund - Board Member representing Botswana (1999 to date) International Monetary & Financial Committee (IMFC) - Member representing IMF Africa Group 1 Constituency (22 Anglophone Sub-Saharan African countries) ( ) Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis - Deputy Chairman ( ) University of Botswana Foundation - Deputy Chairman (2000 to date) Air Botswana - Deputy Chairman ( ) 5

6 Debswana Diamond Company Director (1998 to date) Botswana Diamond Valuing Company - Board Member ( ) Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) - Board Member (2008 to date) Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority - Board Member (2007 to date) New Partnership for Africa s Development Advisory Board - Member ( ) Botswana Economic Advisory Council - Member ( ) Diamond Empowerment Fund - Board Member (2008 to date) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Investment Committee - Member (2008 to date) World Economic Forum s Global Agenda Council (GAC) on Poverty Reduction (Chairman 2009/2010); GAC on Africa (Chairman (2011/12);) GAC on Illicit Economy and GAC on Geo-economics ( ) Investment Climate Facility for Africa - Trustee (2011 to date) Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (2012 to date) OTHER ACTIVITIES Attended courses, seminars and/or conferences over the years in Botswana and abroad on economics, finance, investments, central banking and management. Authored, presented and published papers/book chapters on a variety of topics, viz, economics, finance, reserves management, central banking and governance. EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES Botswana Society - Member HOBBIES Tennis, reading and listening to choral/classical/opera music 6