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The Baroness Shafik | |
|---|---|
 Shafik in 2009 | |
| 20th President of Columbia University | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Bollinger |
| President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics | |
| In office 1 September 2017 – 1 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Calhoun (2016) |
| Succeeded by | Larry Kramer[1] |
| Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for Markets and Banking | |
| In office 1 August 2014 – 28 February 2017 | |
| Governor | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charlotte Hogg |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 15 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nemat Talaat Shafik 13 August 1962 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom United States Egypt |
| Political party | Independent (crossbencher) |
| Spouse(s) | Mohamed El-Erian (divorced) Raffael Jovine (m. 2002) |
| Education | |
Nemat Talaat Shafik, Baroness Shafik, (Arabic: نعمت طلعت شفيق; born 13 August 1962) DBE HonFBA commonly known as Minouche Shafik (Arabic: مينوش شفيق), is a British-American academic and economist.[2] She has been serving as the 20th president of Columbia University since July 2023. She previously served as president and vice chancellor of the London School of Economics from 2017 to 2023.
From 2014 to 2017, Shafik served as deputy governor of the Bank of England and also previously as permanent secretary of the United Kingdom Department for International Development from 2008 to 2011.[3] She has also served as a vice president at the World Bank[4] and as deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.[5] She was created a life peeress by Elizabeth II in 2020.
Shafik has been head of Columbia University during the 2024 Columbia University protests. On 24 April 2024, Shafik testified before the United States House Committee on Education & the Workforce regarding antisemitism on the Columbia University campus. From ongoing student protests, congressional investigations, faculty, and lawmakers, she has been pressured to resign her position.[6]
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