Peter Akwaboah

Peter Akwaboah

Peter Akwaboah is Fannie Mae's Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in finance, real estate, technology and banking, Mr. Akwaboah leads a company that plays an essential role in the US economy.

Previously, Mr. Akwaboah was a Managing Director and served as the Chief Operating Officer for Technology and the Head of Innovation at Morgan Stanley. In this role, he was responsible for driving the technology strategy with a focus on fueling the firm’s innovation, effectiveness and resilience. Mr. Akwaboah also partnered with Morgan Stanley’s businesses to build on the firm’s technology investments and delivery opportunities to enable profitability.

Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2015, Mr. Akwaboah spent a decade at the Royal Bank of Scotland, including as Asia Pacific Chief Operating Officer for Operations, Technology and Corporate Services. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in operations and technology at Deutsche Bank, KPMG and IBM. Mr. Akwaboah has multiple degrees in engineering and civil engineering, including a first-class honors Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Birmingham, England. He serves on the Board of the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine and has been a member of the Museum's Board of Trustees since 2021.