James Mnyupe

Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner Namibian Presidency

James Mnyupe is a multidisciplinary financial professional with a background in accounting, asset and wealth management. A graduate of UNAM and Rhodes University, James worked in the private sector auditing a wide variety of companies and leading one of Namibia’s prominent asset management firms for five years during which he also served as the founding Chair of the Namibia Savings and Investment Association. James holds CA, CFA and CFP qualifications. His involvement in various industry and national bodies have offered him a unique perspective from which to contribute to various dialogues and initiatives that look to deploy assets more effectively across various opportunity sets, locally and regionally. In September 2020, James was appointed as Namibian President Hage Geingob’s Economic Advisor and soon thereafter, Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner.