Ada Osakwe on Clubhouse

Bio

• Founder, Nuli (www.nulilounge.com), innovative African food company inspiring a healthier lifestyle for millions through a fresh, locally-grown approach to building brands that make people happy.
• Founder, Agrolay Ventures (www.agrolay.com), principal investment firm that deploys capital to early-stage companies, mainly in Africa, that have the potential to transform ecosystems they play. Portfolio includes CHAKA, RELEAF, MOCKTAIL CLUB, STAR KITCHENS, SHAP SHAP, FINT, REEL FRUITS, etc

PAST ROLES
• Senior Investment Adviser to Dr. Akin Adesina, Nigeria’s former Federal Minister of Agriculture & current AfDB President
Rural Development
• Vice President at Kuramo Capital Management, New York
• Senior Investment Officer at the African Development Bank, Tunis ; Analyst, ACTIS; Analyst, BNP Paribas Investment Bank

EDUCATION
• MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
(In July 2020, Ada was the Convocation Speaker for the Kellogg School of Management graduation, becoming the youngest person and the first African to be given the honour and fourth black person, following in the footsteps of Roslyn Brock, Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP and Oprah Winfrey.)
• Executive Education, Oxford SAIS; Harvard Business School
• MSc Economics and Finance, University of Warwick, U.K
• BSc Economics (First Class Honours), University of Hull, U.K.

AWARDS & NETWORK AFFILIATIONS

• Forbes Africa Business Woman of the Year 2021
• Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum
• Choiseul Africa 100 2016 – 2020
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow of the Africa Leadership
Institute
• Entrepreneur of the Year, Wimbiz
• Achiever in Agriculture Award, 2015
• Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa, 2014
• Fellow of the African Leadership Network (ALN)

BOARDS
• Factor[e] Ventures
• One Acre Fund
• Infinite Foods S.A.
• AfDB High-Level Presidential Advisory Group for Jobs for Africa’s Youth