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Over thirty years in financial services, including twenty years at McKinsey & Company. He joined the firm in the United States in 2006, opened the Nigeria office in 2011, was elected Partner in 2014 and served as Managing Partner for Nigeria and West Africa from 2020.

He led McKinsey's Africa Financial Services and Private Equity practices, advising on strategy, large-scale transformation and the build-out of payments and digital banking businesses, and serving private equity firms on fund strategy, due diligence and value creation.

He has advised and transformed more than 120 financial institutions across Africa, North America and Europe, with transaction experience spanning African banking M&A, digital bank builds, private-equity-owned bank turnarounds and continental MSME interventions. Earlier career at Morgan Stanley in London and at BP.

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MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Over twenty years across commercial banking, corporate finance, management consulting, fintech and digital business building, working across Africa, North America and the Middle East.

Most recently he led McKinsey's Africa Fintech and Payments practice, covering digital banking strategy, payments infrastructure and embedded finance across West and East Africa, and leading client service delivery and knowledge development in fintech, payments and innovation.

Earlier career in senior roles across pan-African banking groups, including Ecobank, spanning commercial banking and corporate finance. He has advised central banks including the Bank of Ghana and the Central bank of Nigeria on various topics focused on Fintech and Financial inclusion. His work is primarily at the intersection of traditional financial services and digital business building.

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MBA, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia