Associates
NLI currently has over 200 associates; emerging leaders and influencers in Nigeria and the Diaspora. This group is led by an 8-member Management Board
Associate-Led Management Board
’Tunde Olanrewaju is a Partner in the London office of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. He works with Financial Institutions (in capital markets and retail banking), as well as social sector organisations, on issues including strategy, organization, operations and technology. He graduated with an MEng (First Class) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Imperial College, London and was a Lucent Technologies Global Science Scholar. ’Tunde is a co-chair of the NLI Associates Management Board.
Adesubomi Plumptre heads the Corporate Practice at Alder Consulting, a leading ideas and branding company. She is also on the firm’s Executive Committee, where she oversees Knowledge & HR. With an academic background in analytical reasoning and practical research, Subomi has been a team lead for Alder on government and corporate projects including the development of the education sector transformation plan of the Federal Ministry of Education; development of brand policy for the Federal Ministries of Foreign Affairs & Solid Minerals Development, the implementation of acculturation programmes for First Bank and the development of ongoing brand strategy for Guaranty Trust Bank. Adesubomi is a co-chair of the NLI Associates Management Board.
Adaku Uche Ekpo heads up international business development at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. She was most recently an international development manager for Junior Achievement Worldwide, where she managed strategic relationships with multi-lateral and bi-lateral organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, foreign donors and international foundations. She has also worked for the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Export Assistance Council in Columbus, Ohio, Ulmer & Berne, Fate Foundation in Nigeria and Junior Achievement Delaware. She holds an M.A. in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law.
Ruona Agbroko Meyer is a reporter at NEXT newspapers, Nigeria. She has worked as a contributing writer, sub-editor, columnist and speech-writer for Thisday newspapers, The Mail & Guardian South Africa, Reuters and Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria. Ms. Meyer was the 2010 winner of the Niall Fitzgerald Prize for a Young African Journalist sponsored by Thomson Reuters. She has a first degree in Microbiology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and graduated with a distinction in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kemi Ajayi is the Practice Administrator of Banwo & Ighodalo, a multidisciplinary law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Kemi has a degree in Accounting, and she is currently studying for an MBA at the University of Manchester. She is an Associate Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and Associate member of the Association of Legal Administrators, USA. She has extensive experience in Practice Development, Accounting and Management Reporting, Tax Planning and Office Administration.
Hauwa Magoro has a BSc (Hons) Pharmacology from the University of Portsmouth and an MSc, DIC in Health Management from Imperial College Management School. She is a member of the Association for Project Management, UK and a certified Prince2 Practitioner. Prior to joining QBE Insurance, Hauwa had 8 years of experience working in financial services, health, IT, telecommunications, broadcasting and property development. Some of her professional milestones include projects within the National Health Service (NHS) where she managed the implementation of the medical transcription services in over 20 hospitals and Primary Care Trusts. Hauwa was also part of the pioneering Olympic 2012 Virtual Visa Card Team.
Femi Omoluabi is the CEO of Aphobos Studios, an advertising and visual communications firm. He is an architect, animator and creative visionary. He has over a decade of world class advertising and brand work experience behind him. He has worked with notable Nigerian brands including MTN, Etisalat, UAC and Guaranty Trust Bank.
Abi Ajisafe has a BSc in Government from the London School of Economics. She started her career in equity sales trading at Goldman Sachs. She now works at Renaissance Capital, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa sales to international clients. An avid writer, she is a regular contributor to lifestyle publications as well as a trainee toastmaster.
