Dr Oby Ezekwesili
Founder and CEO Human Capital Africa
Dr Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili is the Founder-CEO of Human Capital África (HCA) and the Founder-Chairperson of the Board of School of Politics Policy and Governance in Abuja, Nigeriaan. She is an Economic Policy Expert, Senior Economic Adviser of the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative and one of co-founders and pioneer directors of Transparency International-TI, the Berlin-based global anti-corruption organisation. She is also the Founder-Chairperson of #FixPolitics Initiative and was a Vice President of World Bank-Africa Region. She was the Minister of Minerals and later of Education, was a presidential aide and headed the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit. She also worked as the Director of the Harvard-Nigeria Economic Strategy Project at the Center for International Development at the Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts. She was recognised as one of Time-100 Most Influential People and by New York Times as one of the 25 Women of Impact, 2015. Albert Einstein Foundations named her one of 100 visionaries featured in the 3D book ‘Genius:100 Visions of the Future.’ She is a member of various boards and committees and is the recipient of numerous awards for her work in human rights, education and leadership. She holds an MA in International Law and Diplomacy, an MA in Public Policy and Administration from Harvard University. She’s an honorary Doctor of Science degree, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria and, in 2016, the University of Essex Business School awarded her an honorary Doctorate Degree in Business in recognition of her role in promoting economic and social justice in African countries.