[1][2] She is a managing director for Morgan Stanley[3] Born in London to Ghanaian parents, Peter and Mary Afriyie, Lucy Quist spent her formative years in both Europe and Africa.

She went on to study at the University of East London and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

She joined the Royal Bank of Scotland as a change manager before switching to the telecommunications industry in 2008 at Millicom International Cellular, working in business development, sales, distribution, and marketing.

[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In her leadership role, she advocated for greater youth STEM participation in Ghana through her company's corporate social responsibility initiative.

[18] She also co-founded FreshPay payment platform in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Executive Women Network.