Malick Wade is a Senegalese, holding a Master’s degree in Money – Banking – Finance (MBF) and in Economic Policy, Project Analysis and Evaluation (EPPAE) from Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal. He also holds an advanced study diploma in applied economics from the Conference of Economic and Management Research and Education Institutions in Africa (CIERA-PTCI) and is currently a PhD student in applied economics in the inter-university post-graduate programme (PTCI).

Malick has worked as a Junior Economist for the Africa-India Economic Foundation (AIEF) and for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Senegal and has taught various economics courses. Besides his economics endeavours, Malick enjoys soccer, mangas (comics) and video games.