Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu assumes office as CEO, Elumelu foundation


The former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, has assumed her new role as the foundation’s CEO on April 1.

She becomes the third CEO and the first African to assume that position in the organization.

In December 2018, the foundation, the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, announced Mrs. Ugochukwu’s new appointment as CEO and the transition of her predecessor, Parminder Vir, OBE to the Advisory Board.

In her role, Mrs. Ugochukwu will focus on scaling the impact of the 10-year $100million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme and strengthening relationships between the African and the global entrepreneurship ecosystem, to empower African entrepreneurs with the result of creating jobs and wealth on the continent.  

Speaking on behalf of the Board of Trustees, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Tony O. Elumelu, said: “We are confident that Ifeyinwa is the right person to launch the Foundation into its new growth phase.

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