Afua Kyei

Afua Serwah Kyei (born 15 October 1982)[1] is a British financial executive who has been chief financial officer (CFO) of the Bank of England since 2019.[2][3]

Biography

Kyei was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She attended Old Palace School, a private secondary school for girls in Croydon.[4] She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Somerville College, Oxford, and then worked as a junior researcher in organic chemistry at Princeton University.[3] She trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young in London. She is married and has four children.[4]

Between 2012 and 2019 she was Chief Financial Officer Mortgages at Barclays Bank LLC.[5]

In 2019, at the age of 36, Afua Kyei was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the Bank of England.[6]

Honours and awards

  • 2021 : CFO of the Year by the Women in Finance Awards UK.[7]
  • January 2023 : Kyei was listed among the 100 most reputable Africans.[8] · [9]
  • 2026 : Kyei was named as the most influential black person in the UK on the Powerlist.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Kyei, Afua Serwah". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2024. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293791. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Afua Kyei, Bank of England Pension Fund: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Afua Kyei: The Chief Financial Officer Of Bank Of England". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. 1 2 "Empower executive role model − speech by Afua Kyei". Bank of England. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Afua Kyeii, Executive Director, Finance Directorate. Biography". Bank of England. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Bank of England chief Afua Kyei named most influential black person in UK as Powerlist published". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Afua Kyei". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  8. ↑ "Bank of England chief Afua Kyei tops 2026 Powerlist as UK's most influential black person". BBC News. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  9. ↑ AfricaNews. "'100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced | Africanews". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  10. ↑ "Meet the Ghanaian-British dominating UK's Top 10 Black Influencial List". Ghanaweb.
  11. ↑ "Bank of England CFO Afua Kyei elected Honorary Fellow". Somerville College. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  12. ↑ Abdul, Geneva (24 October 2025). "Bank of England finance chief Afua Kyei tops list of influential black Britons". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
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