Sidi Ould Tah is the former president of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, or BADEA, where he led an institutional transformation that earned the bank AAA credit ratings. He previously served as Mauritania’s minister of economy and finance, representing the country on the boards of major development institutions. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and completed executive training at Harvard and the London Business School. Tah has also served on the boards of several African development finance institutions.