Dominique Njinkeu

Interim Executive Director, African Economic Research Consortium

Professor Njinkeu is currently the Interim Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium. Before joining the AERC, Dominque worked as an International Consultant and Director of the African Trade and Sustainable Development, a Washington DC- Metro-based consulting firm undertaking policy analysis and providing advisory service to governments, regional economic communities, and development agencies in low-income countries, particularly in Africa. He was previously the Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist and Program Manager of the World Bank Group Trade Facilitation Facility, World Bank in Washington DC. From 2003-2009. He has also worked as the Executive Director at the International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP) located in Toronto, Canada. Dominique has previous experience with the AERC, having worked as the Deputy Director of Research at the AERC in 1998-2003.