A Zambian national and based in Lusaka, she has over 25 years’ experience in international finance and banking and has worked across the world in Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. A former Director at the IFC, and a former Regional Director for Africa at CDC Group, Dolika’s involvement in development finance followed a successful career in banking. She has held senior positions at Barclays Bank Zambia in corporate and merchant banking and at Citibank Zambia in financial control, credit, treasury and international relationships. Dolika holds a Master’s in International Business from Schiller University and was recognised in 2012 with a prize for vision and courage by Africa Femmes Performantes (Africa’s Performing Women) in Washington, DC.

He also sits on the Board of Izwe Loans Zambia Limited where he is a minority shareholder.  Brian is a Chartered Treasurer with the Association for Financial Professionals of the United States of America and holds among other qualifications a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. He also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) specializing in Finance with the Binary University of Malaysia. He is a Treasury Charter holding member of the AFP – USA, Fellow of the International Academy of Management (IAM) – UK and an Associate of the Zambia Institute of Marketing.