Willene Johnson

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'''Willene A. Johnson''' is a former vice president of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2020, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' named her one of "19 Black economists to celebrate and know."<ref></ref>

== Education and early life ==

Johnson graduated from [[Radcliffe College]] with a degree in social studies, from [[St. John's University (New York City)]] with a degree in African History, and from [[Columbia University]], with a PhD in [[Development economics]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She became interested in African Development as director and a volunteer teacher with Volunteer Teachers for Africa, a student-run program at Harvard and Radcliffe.<ref name=":0"></ref>

== Career ==
Johnson worked in the [[Federal Reserve]] system, from 1982 to 1999, when she was nominated as U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank.<ref name=":0" /> She has also worked as a consultant and adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities.<ref> Willene A. Johnson Peace Exchange|url=https://www.dmeforpeace.org/peacexchange/our-community/members/willene/profile/|access-date=2021-02-25|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a former president of the [[National Economic Association]].<ref></ref>

=== Selected Publications ===

* Johnson, Willene. "Economic & Socia." (2006).
* Johnson, Willene A. "Women and self-employment in urban Tanzania." The Review of Black Political Economy 14, no. 2-3 (1985): 245-257.
* Bogan, Vicki, Willene Johnson, and Nomathemba Mhlanga. Microfinance institution capital structure and financial sustainability. No. 7. Working Papers, 2007.
* Johnson, Willene A. "Food and Politics: A Case Study of Ethiopia." Horn of Africa 2, no. 1 (1979): 28-35.
* Christy, Ralph D., Mark Wenner, Emelly Mutambatsere, and Willene Johnson. "How Can Financial Markets and Biotechnology Help the Rural Poor?." In Financial Inclusion, Innovation, and Investments: Biotechnology and Capital Markets Working for the Poor, pp. 1-26. 2011.

== References ==


== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGGJlNtwTIU Dr. Willene Johnson, former US Executive Director at the African Development Bank, addresses the topic of Resource Management and Conflict before an interagency audience at a workshop on Africa's Contemporary Security Challenges hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.]





[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century American economists]]
[[Category:Radcliffe College alumni]]
[[Category:Columbia University alumni]]
[[Category:African-American economists]]
[[Category:Development economists]]

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