Education
Swarthmore College; Tufts University.
economist finance minister politician
Swarthmore College; Tufts University.
Sayeh began an appointment as the Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (International Monetary Fund) on July 14, 2008. Prior to that, she served from January 2006 as Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the second woman in Liberia"s history to hold that position, the first being Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Sayeh is a graduate of Swarthmore College and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where she received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in International Economic Relations.
Sayeh has also worked for the World Bank as country director for Benin, Niger, and Togo and worked on public finance management and civil service reform in Pakistan.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, Sayeh has "delighted international financial institutions" as Minister of Finance.
