Hanan Morsy

Hanan Morsy is an Egyptian economist, who serves as the Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, since January 2022.

Background and education A native of Cairo, Morsy holds a BSc in Economics and Computer Science, from The American University in Cairo. Her degree of Master of Arts in Economics was awarded by the University of California, Davis. She went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, from George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., United States.

Career Immediately prior to her current assignment, Morsy was the Director of Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank (AfDB), based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, effective 2017.

Other responsibilities As of February 2020, Morsy is a visiting scholar at the Kennedy School at Harvard University. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the London Middle East Institute and a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum.