Executive DirectorAdvocacy for Policy and Innovation (API)
Victoria is a lawyer , a governance and development expert and policy analyst with 10 years’ experience in the public and private sectors. She is an advocate for development policies targeted at entrepreneurial ecosystems in technology and frugal innovation. Before being appointed as Executive Director, Manya served on the management of YIAGA Africa initiative and OPA Foundation for three and four years respectively. She is also a researcher at the Institute of social studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
She collaborates with local and international organizations and observer groups for peaceful, fair conduct and inclusive elections through technology in Nigeria. She was also instrumental to the engagements that led to the successful #NotTooYoungToRun campaign to reduce the age at which you can run for elective office in Nigeria. Victoria an OKP Fellow and graduate (Summa Cum Laude) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam is a specialist in Local Development Strategies (LDS) , a researcher with her core interests in entrepreneurship, frugal innovation, local development, inclusivity and diversity. She holds a masters in Governance and development policy.