Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), District of Columbia; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)- Harvard Business School, 1982;MA, Applied Economics, University of Abidjan; Applied Economics

Specialization:

International Affairs; Community Development; International Relations; Strategic Planning; Leadership; Sustainability; Energy; Strategy; International Trade; Mining; Metals; Oil

Biography

Safiatou Ba-N’Daw is a prominent finance professional with over 30 years of experience in international development. She is currently a board member of Randgold Resources Limited, an international organization based in the Uk that focuses on gold mining and exploration. Safiatou educated in Côte d'Ivoire, France and the United States, and holds an MBA from Harvard University. She is also the founder of a consulting firm, Alizes Consultants an international business and financial firm. Safiatou worked closely with the government of Cote D Côte D'Ivoire serving as Minister of Energy, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of Economics Infrastructure, and Junior Minister of Transportation with the United Nations. She hopes to contribute to the human and economic development of the world in general and Africa in particular.. She hopes to continue contributing to the development of her people and to raise awareness on oil and mining.