Cambridge, Massachusetts — Former Deputy Governor for Operations of the Central Bank of Liberia, Nyemadi D. Pearson, will on May 28, 2026, earn a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard Kennedy School, with an emphasis in Management, Leadership, and Decision-Making.
Madam Pearson joins the elite league of distinguished Liberian women associated with Harvard Kennedy School, including former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Deconkee King-Sackie, Varbah Gaylor, and others.
Nyemadi D. Pearson is a prominent Liberian corporate executive and banking professional who most recently served as the Deputy Governor for Operations at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). She is a recognized leader in both the private and public sectors of Liberia.
Appointed as the Acting Deputy Governor for Operations in June 2019, she managed banking operations, governance, and financial compliance. She officially stepped down from the role after submitting her resignation, which was accepted by President Joseph Boakai in August 2024.
She Served as the Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) from 2018 to 2019. During her tenure, she oversaw key infrastructure projects and enacted cost-cutting measures, earning public praise from political figures for fiscal responsibility.Pearson also spent four years working in leadership roles at ECOBANK Liberia Limited she held various institutional and administrative positions with the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industr
