Zainab Ahmed is Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning. In that capacity, she is seeking to boost government revenue, with plans underway to raise value-added tax while taming public debt that is ‘now estimated at more than $80 billion. She previously served as executive secretary and national coordinator of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). An accountant by training, she has extensive experience in public sector reform and management.