BA in Social Sciences; MA in International Business and Economic Development; MBA in International Business and Marketing. Public affairs and communications consultant. Former: Journalist, Financial Times, reported on Africa's business and financial sector; Presenter, programmes for BBC and other international broadcasters; Director, Communications and Public Affairs, and Spokesman, Commonwealth Secretariat. Founder and CEO, JK Associates, a public affairs and communications consultancy offering specialized services in Africa. Director Communications & External Affairs African development bank. Member: CNN Africa Journalist of the Year Panel; Policy Committee, Centre for the Study of African Economies, St Anthony's College, University of Oxford. Council Member, Royal Africa Society.