James Mnyupe is the Economic Adviser to the Namibian President and concurrently holds the portfolio of Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner. James contributes to the nation’s strategic planning process that aims to augment Namibia’s macroeconomic structure with the goal of diversifying Namibia’s exports and buttressing the economy’s ability to weather exogenous shocks. He has been instrumental unlocking concessionary blended financing capital, to enable the construction of strategic assets of regional importance, that provide a strong foundation for the upcoming wave of low carbon manufacturing in Namibia. Mr. Mnyupe holds an Executive Certificate in Economic Development from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is a CFA Charter holder, a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Financial Planner.