Dr. Samuel Maimbo is the SADC- and COMESA-endorsed candidate for the presidency of the African Development Bank. Born and raised in Lusaka, Dr. Maimbo has worked in development finance across Africa and the globe, most recently serving as the Vice President of Budget, Performance Review, and Strategic Planning at the World Bank.

His stewardship in resource mobilization secured an unprecedented $93 billion financing package under the International Development Association replenishment, with over 70% of the organization’s global commitments directed toward Africa. With a career-defining focus on delivering tangible and inclusive outcomes, Dr. Maimbo has worked on some of the most innovative, collaborative initiatives in Africa’s development in recent decades, including expanding African banks across the continent, implementing the use of insurance for development, and increasing the use of sovereign disaster risk financing.

A solutions-oriented and pragmatic leader, Dr. Maimbo has successfully supported economic empowerment projects across the continent – ranging from small to large economies, and to fragile- and conflict-affected nations – delivering impact even in the most challenging circumstances.