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Imani Duncan-Price Age: 36 Title: Group Marketing Manager/Senator Company: Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group She has been called a restless innovator, relentless in her drive. Imani Duncan-Price has been group marketing manager of the JMMB Group since April 2009, with responsibility for the design and execution of marketing strategy for operations in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic (DR) and, more recently, Trinidad & Tobago, as the company has successfully expanded to offer a wider range of offerings in keeping with ‘having the client’s best interest at heart’. Four years with the Boston-based OTF Group grounded Duncan-Price’s experience in strategy, consumer analytics, marketing and product positioning as she worked with companies and governments in Bermuda, DR, Rwanda and Jamaica. She garnered wide knowledge of financing options, deal structuring and regulatory bodies to facilitate business development and expansion as a former director of the Development Bank of Jamaica. She is a founding member of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, the Caribbean’s first independent think-tank. As Miss Jamaica World 1995, Duncan-Price focused on sustainable environmental practices as well as violence reduction in schools and was the first spokesperson for Peace And Love In Schools (PALS) Jamaica. Her unique combination of entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social transformation were indelibly shaped by her parents and life experiences. Her son and husband, the two men in her life, definitely keep things real. Duncan-Price was appointed senator in January 2012. She says this opportunity is in line with her passion for impacting the systems in Jamaica to enable citizens to have choices. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics, Philosophy, Government and History, with a minor in Environmental Policy from Wesleyan University. Duncan-Price also holds a Master’s in International Development, with a focus on economic development and growth, from Harvard University. She is currently a board director of the Kingston Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Jamaica as well as a core executive member of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) programme.
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