Chinelo Anohu runs the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), the preeminent investment platform in Africa. A flagship initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the AIF is charged with enhancing the quality of deals, raising capital, and accelerating financial closure of impactful transactions in Africa. Prior to joining the AfDB, Chinelo served as Director-General of Nigeria’s National Pension Commission and played a pivotal role in reforming the Pension system and mobilizing domestic resources with the introduction of the Contributory Pension Scheme. With its unique transactional focus, Chinelo led the first-ever AIF2022virtualboardrooms, showcasing 45 projects with a deal value of $57.383 Billion, cutting across critical sectors such as Infrastructure, creative industry, with a focus on women led projects. Chinelo obtained an LLB from the University of Nigeria, a BL from the Nigerian Law School, and an LLM in Telecommunications and Computer Law from the London School of Economics. She has undergone Executive Education at the KSG Harvard University; Colombia Business School and the Insead Business School. Chinelo was named one of New African magazine Most Influential Africans in 2014. She is a member of the London Stock Exchange Africa Advisory Group and sits on the International Advisory Board, Edinburgh Business School.
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