Esselina Macome
Esselina Macome is an Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information Technologies by University of Pretoria, in South Africa in 2003; she also has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Analysis, Design and Management of Information System by London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London, in 1992. Dr. Macome also has a Bachelor Honors Degree in Mathematics Teaching by Paedagogische Hochshule Dresden- Germany, in 1987. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. In 2020, she successfully completed a certification as a digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship program organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Harvard Business School (March - April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changemaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022. In 2024, she completed the certification of international Directors program, offered by Insead Business School.
Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017 and she was also appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022. Additionally, She is Deputy Chair of the FSDNetwork, and Country Coordinator of the Multi-stakeholders We Finance Code initiative in Mozambique.
Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues.
Photo: Courtesy of Standard Bank
Esselina Macome
Esselina Macome is an Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information Technologies by University of Pretoria, in South Africa in 2003; she also has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Analysis, Design and Management of Information System by London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London, in 1992. Dr. Macome also has a Bachelor Honors Degree in Mathematics Teaching by Paedagogische Hochshule Dresden- Germany, in 1987. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. In 2020, she successfully completed a certification as a digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship program organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Harvard Business School (March - April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changemaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022. In 2024, she completed the certification of international Directors program, offered by Insead Business School.
Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017 and she was also appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022. Additionally, She is Deputy Chair of the FSDNetwork, and Country Coordinator of the Multi-stakeholders We Finance Code initiative in Mozambique.
Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues.
Photo: Courtesy of Standard Bank