FirstBank Group has appointed Chinwe Egwim as its Chief Economist, a move aimed at strengthening the institution’s macroeconomic capability and embedding enterprise-wide economic intelligence into senior executive decision-making.
Egwim, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, is recognised for her contributions to economic leadership and corporate strategy across financial markets and policy environments.
As part of the Bank’s senior executive management team, she will oversee enterprise-wide economic intelligence, guiding balance sheet positioning, liquidity management, and economic risk strategy across FirstBank’s operations in multiple markets.
Her experience includes engagements with monetary and fiscal authorities, multilateral institutions, and global policy platforms. She previously served as a National Consultant on a United Nations programme focused on services trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area initiative coordinated by UNECA and UNCTAD.
Egwim has also contributed to major economic policy discussions in Nigeria, including participation in the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, as well as the Board of Economists at BusinessDay Nigeria.
Her expertise has shaped executive-level conversations across financial institutions, corporate organisations, and policy platforms, particularly on market direction, investment positioning, and long-term economic outlook.
She has further contributed to Asset and Liability Committee processes and supported board-level engagements within the banking sector.
Egwim is an alumna of Harvard Kennedy School, where she studied Global Leadership and Public Policy, as well as the European School of Economics in Milan, Kingston University in London, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
