Sheila Khama has over 25 years of experience in the resources sector. She was a policy advisor with a focus on the resources sector at multilateral development banks, and held executive positions at mining companies operating across Africa.
Since 2013, Ms Khama has held senior positions at the World Bank and African Development Bank where her responsibilities included development and implementation of programs designed to support developing countries with the sustainable development of their natural resources. Prior to that, she was chief executive of De Beers Botswana for five years where her key responsibilities included managing host government relations.
Ms Khama holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Botswana, and an MBA from the Edinburgh University Business School.