Education
She schooled at the Queen’s School, Enugu, St. Anne’s School, Molete, Ibadan, and the International School Ibadan. In 1973, she moved to the United States to attend college as the prestigious Harvard University. At Harvard, she graduated with an AB in Economics in 1976. She later obtained a PhD in regional economics and development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Her thesis was Credit policy, rural financial markets, and Nigeria’s agricultural development. What is more, Okonjo-Iweala received an International Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), which supported her doctoral studies.
