Ms. Madeje is the Director General of the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA), leading Tanzania’s agricultural transformation under Agenda 10/30. She has over 23 years of experience in driving transformational change across the financial, telecommunications, and development sectors, including key roles at Barclays (now ABSA), Vodacom, Airtel, and FSDT.
Recognized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a leading woman in Tanzania’s financial sector and a recipient of the 2020 Women in Management Africa Award, Irene also serves as Vice Chair of the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission and as a board member for Exim Bank Tanzania and Lyra Africa.
She is a graduate of the Strathmore School of Business and CEO Roundtable Tanzania Apprenticeship Program, Harvard School of Business Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance, and Maastricht School of Management and ESAMI Executive MBA Program as well as Dalhousie University Bachelor of Commerce.