Alex Mubiru
Alex Mutebi Mubiru | |
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| Born | 1968 Uganda |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, development finance expert, academic |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Director General within the Cabinet of the President at the African Development Bank |
Alex Mutebi Mubiru is an economist and development finance expert from Uganda, who previously worked in academia. Since August 2022, he has held the position of Director General within the Cabinet of the President at the African Development Bank (AfDB), headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Education
Mubiru earned a Bachelor of Arts degree combining Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He completed both a Master's Degree in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs, at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Career
His professional journey started as a Research Associate within the International Economics Program at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) from 1994 to 1995. Later, he took on the role of Project Economist for the World Bank in Thailand between 1999 and 2001.
Mubiru then devoted nine years to academia, serving as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore from 2001 until 2008, followed by a brief tenure at Singapore Management University from 2008 to 2009.
In 2009, he joined the AfDB as Principal Research Economist based in Tunis. Between 2010 and 2012, he worked as Principal Country Economist in Tanzania, before moving to serve as Lead Strategy Advisor within the Strategy and Operations Policy Department from 2012 to 2014. During this period, he played a key role in shaping AfDB's Ten-Year Strategy (2013–2022) and spearheaded the formulation of its Private Sector Strategy (2013–2017).
From 2014 through 2018, Mubiru was responsible for Resource Mobilization at AfDB. Subsequently, he was appointed Country Representative to Tanzania, managing a portfolio valued above $2.3 billion until 2020. In November 2020, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina named him Director of Strategy and Delivery within the President’s Cabinet, a position that preceded his current appointment.
Personal details
Originating from Uganda, Mubiru is married and has two children. His father, the late Joseph Mubiru, served as Governor of the Bank of Uganda during the 1970s.