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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
La economista que se convirtió en la primera mujer —y la primera africana— en dirigir el comercio mundial.
El ascenso
Dos veces ministra de Finanzas de Nigeria y veterana del Banco Mundial durante 25 años (hasta llegar a directora gerente), se forjó una reputación de reformadora y negociadora dura.
Lo que hicieron
As finance minister she negotiated Nigeria's debt write-off and fought corruption; in 2021 she took the helm of the WTO, steering it through vaccine-equity and global trade-reform debates.
El cuadro completo
She inherited a WTO weakened by deadlock among major powers — institutional reform there is slow and politically fraught, testing even her formidable negotiating skills.
Por qué importa
She represents a new model of African leadership: technocratic, globally networked, and shaping the rules of the world economy from the top.
“I'm not afraid to speak truth to power.”