Francis Gatare

Mr. Francis Gatare is the President of the African School of Governance. He has played a prominent role in Rwanda’s policy and governance landscape, including within the Office of the President where he served as Chief Economist, Deputy Head of Policy and Strategy, and Senior Economic Advisor. He has led national institutions as Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB), overseeing important reforms in investment promotion, private-sector development, and the modernisation of the natural resources sector. He has also served as Director General of the Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency and as Country Office Economist with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Mr. Gatare holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Makerere University and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Windsor. He was a Mason Fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.