A Profile on Dr. Eberechukwu Fortunate Uneze
News Talk on Dr. Eberechukwu
Fortunate Uneze
By Francis Udoka Ndimkoha of Imo
State University Alumni Association.
It
was a famous American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) that said, in the tenth stanza
of his poem, “The Ladder of St. Augustine” that:
The heights by great men reached and kept
Were
not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were
toiling upward in the night.
This, best sums up the excitement
that greeted the announcement in August, 2015, of the appointment of Dr.
Eberechukwu Uneze as Executive Director of Assets Management Company of Nigeria
(AMCON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dr.
Eberechukwu Fortunate Uneze is the 5th of 8 children born to the family of Late Chief
Cyril and Mercy Uneze on the 11th of June, 1974 in the ancient city of Bida,
Niger State. He hails from Obiokwu, Amakohia-Ubi in Owerri-West LGA, Imo State.
Young Eberechukwu Uneze was lucky to have parents who were teachers and good
Christians and through them he learnt the virtues of hardwork, diligence and
dedication to duty.
He
obtained his primary education from Amakohia-Ubi Primary School (1979-1986),
junior secondary education from Amakohia-Ubi Secondary School (1986-1988) and
senior secondary education from Presentation Secondary School Ogbaku
(1988-1991). He had his university education in Imo State University, Owerri,
Nigeria, where he acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. After his
first degree, he took up a career in banking and later proceeded to pursue
postgraduate education in the United Kingdom. Ebere holds a PhD in Economics
from the University of Kent (UK) and a Master of Science degree in Economic
Management and Policy from the University of Strathclyde (UK). Additionally, he
has attended several postdoctoral courses and executive education programmes
namely; Laval University (Canada) - Development Economics; Harvard Kennedy
School of Government (USA) -Leading Successful Social Programs: Using Evidence
to Assess Effectiveness; Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (USA)
- Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector; London Business
School (UK) - Strategic Investment Management; University of Chicago Booth
School -Essentials of Effective Management: The Psychology of Management (USA).
He
has also undergone professional trainings at the Evaluators’ Institute, George
Washington University (USA) - Making Evaluation Data Actionable, Performance
Measurement for Government and Non-profit Organizations, Cost-benefit and
Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Outcome and Impact Assessment, Needs Assessment
and the Centre for International Development, University of Bologna (Italy) -
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Complex Development Programmes.
Dr.
Uneze’s experience cuts across many sectors. While at Kent, he taught courses
in Economics at the undergraduate level. In 2009, he joined the Centre for the
Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading research policy think tank,
as a Senior Research Fellow, and rose through the ranks to become the Executive
Director, a position he held for four years until his appointment as an
Executive Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria by the
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015. While at CSEA, he received a
lifetime achievement award from the Global Development Network in recognition of
his excellent contribution to the growth of research in Africa.
Dr.
Uneze is a policy broker and has worked at the frontier of global development,
travelling to over 20 countries to participate in policy and academic
conferences. He has consulted on several international, national and sub-national
projects in Nigeria (World Bank, African Development Bank, Department for
International Development, Oversees Development Institute, Federal Government
of Nigeria - Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Performance
Monitoring and Evaluation, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal
Commission).
His
research interest cuts across Public Economics and Policy Analysis, Development
Economics, Results-based Public Financial Management, and Outcome and Impact
Evaluation. With over 13 years of research experience in Development Finance
and Public Policy, he has more than 30 articles and other publications to his
credit.
Dr.
Uneze is a member of several research and professional networks, including –
Institute of Directors, Nigeria; the African Econometric Society; Poverty and
Economic Policy Research Network; International Development Evaluation
Association; American Economic Association; Canadian Economic Association.
He
is married with three children.
On 27th of May, 2017, Umunwoha Patriotic Front in partnership with the Ndi Eze Umunwoha, honoured Dr. Eberechukwu Fortunate Uneze with the chieftaincy title, Ikemba Umunwoha, in a
grand reception that held at Community Primary School, Orogwe, Owerri-West
Local Government Area, Imo state.
Congratulations,
Dr. Eberechukwu Fortunate Uneze, Executive Director, Assets Management Company
of Nigeria (AMCON). You are a shinning star.
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