Founder and Chief ExecutiveAgrolay Venture
Ada is a Nigeria-based entrepreneur, investor & Board Director.,For over 20 years, she has developed a unique blend of public and private sector experiences, starting in investment banking, development finance, and private equity before moving on to public service.
Ada is a strong advocate for small business finance support, youth and women empowerment in business, and climate justice. She focuses her efforts on the food and agriculture sector, where over 50 million smallholder farmers are climate-vulnerable and which holds the most potential for job creation for Africa’s youth. She is the Forbes Africa Business Woman of the Year 2021. She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow. She has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, an MSc in Economics and Finance from the University of Warwick, U.K., and a BSc in Economics (1st Class honours) from University of Hull.