Michael E. Edo ’64

Michael was born March 3, 1941, in Edo State, Nigeria, and died at 83 years old March 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Michael graduated from the Government College Ughelli high school in Nigeria, where he had an exceptional academic record and in the West African senior school certificate examination he took in December 1958.

In 1961, Michael won one of the few scholarships in the African Scholarship Program of American Universities (ASPAU) and was selected by Princeton, arriving as a sophomore in September. He majored in electrical engineering, was a member of the Wilson Society, and was active in many extracurricular activities.

His multi-faceted interests led him to change careers, obtaining a master’s in international relations from Columbia in 1966, which won him a tour of the Soviet Union, and then earning a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.

Michael initially worked with the World Bank Economic Development Institute in Dakar, Senegal, and later with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., where he rose to become secretary of the executive board, one of the IMF’s senior positions.

Michael was highly appreciated by his family, which considered him a rock of support. He was an affable gentleman who was well respected and regarded by friends and colleagues and will be sorely missed.