2025 Winners

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Alexia Brown

Investor, MPowered Capital

Dominique Miles

Private Wealth Advisor, Goldman Sachs

Dhinusha Munien

Global Company Secretary, Hayfin Capital Management

Tonna Obaze

Founder & CEO, Tonna&Co

Akua Opong

Senior EUC Engineer, Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering, LSEG

    ESG & Sustainability

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    Awovi Sandra Komassi

    Environmental and Social Risk Specialist, FinDev Canada

    Taylor Williams

    Venture Capital Investor, Cleveland Avenue

    Anita Woodhouse

    Chief Compliance Officer, V-Square Quantitative Management LLC

      Impact Investing

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      Chi Achebe

      Founding & Managing Partner, Achebe Capital

      Oluwadara Adekunle

      Managing Partner & CEO, Farmties Capital Limited

      Surayyah Ahmad

      Managing Partner, Sabou Capital

      Jewel Burks Solomon

      Managing Partner, Collab Capital

      Aline Telles Coelho

      Managing Partner, Agbara Fund

        Legal & Compliance

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        Marie Christine Balla Andela

        Director Finance International, Hines

        Caitlyn Clarke

        Managing Director, Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Cambridge Associates

        Camille Grant

        Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

        Uchechi Ogbuokiri

        IT Audit Manager-Compliance, Brown Advisory

        Mirabelle Osaro

        Director, Business Risk and Governance, Royal Bank of Canada

        Mariama Sene

        Vice President, Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International

          Private Markets Investing

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          Oreoluwa Agunbiade

          Investment Associate, GEX Capital

          Ama Blankson

          Equity Investment Specialist, Public Markets, Aviva Investors

          Nneka Eze

          Managing Partner, VestedWorld

          Christina Holder

          Director, Cushman & Wakefield

          La Keisha Landrum Pierre

          General Partner & Co-founder, Emmeline Ventures

          Jumai Mohammed

          Investment Director - Financial Services, British International Investment (BII)

          Nadine Okorefe

          Senior Project Manager, M&G Real Estate

          Elizabeth Onasanya

          Senior Investment Analyst, Lockheed Martin Ventures

          Genever Oppong

          CEO/Co-Founder, Black Women Investors Network

          Dami Osunsanya

          General Partner, Athena Capital

            Public Markets Investing

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            Fatima Diop

            High Yield Portfolio Strategist, Capital Group

            Paula Imafidon

            Client Success Manager, BNY

            Leah Miller

            Vice President, Model Portfolio Product Strategist, BlackRock

              Sales & Investor Relations

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              Derby O. Chukwudi

              Private Wealth Alternatives Advisor APAC, JP Morgan Asset Management

              Maude Delice

              Managing Director, Arkview Capital

              Aramide Ogunlana

              Investment Specialist Director, M&G Investments

                Wealth Management

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                Janae Hilliard

                Asset Manager, Shapell Properties

                Ona Ike

                Director - Senior International Wealth Specialist, UBP (UK)

                Rewa Udoji

                Director, Investment Management, Chapel Hill Denham

                Aisha Williams

                Senior Training and Development Manager, LGT Wealth Management

                  2024 Winners

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                  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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                  Ololade ADESANYA

                  DIRECTOR, DELOITTE

                  Mary Akinyemi

                  Senior Analyst, Fidelity International

                  Imani Camp

                  Vice President and Lead Consumer Staples Responsible Investing Analyst, Calvert Research and Management (Morgan Stanley)

                  Sandy Choute

                  Head of Diverse Wealth Strategies & Diverse Advisor Experience, JP Morgan

                  Sharee Hassan

                  Vice President | Director of Sustainable Investing | Wealth Management, Northern Trust Corporation

                  Chiamaka Odikanwa

                  Head of Product Management, CTO, HSBC

                  Jayven Sandy

                  People & Strategy Lead - Enterprise Technology, M&G plc

                  Jane Visram

                  Senior Associate and chair of Mosaic, Ares Management Limited

                  Sharhea Wade

                  Vice President: Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Programs, State Street Corporation

                  Ragine Williams

                  Leader of DE&I Recruiting & Reporting and Outreach, SEI

                    ESG & Sustainability

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                    Tuokpe Ajuyah

                    Head of ESG and Sustainable Investing, Crewcial Partners

                    Wendy Mlotshwa

                    Investment Specialist - ESG, Ninety One

                    Amani Terhas Boros

                    Head of Sustainability, State Street Bank International, State Street

                      Impact Investing

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                      Raisa Béliard, CFA

                      Investment Executive, British International Investment

                      Nneka Chime

                      Partner, Crossboundary

                      Sayiddah McCree

                      Sr. Impact Investment Officer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

                        Legal & Compliance

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                        Leah Adeniran

                        Associate, Latham & Watkins

                        Vona Aghoghovbia-Ezichi

                        Managing Director and Head of Finance Europe & APAC, Nuveen

                        Marissa Johnson

                        Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer, Brown Advisory

                        Feyi Osinuga

                        Global Head of Compliance Monitoring and Surveillance, Janus Henderson Investors

                        Alana St. Aude

                        Vice President, Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs

                          Private Markets Investing

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                          Tania Eyanga

                          Founding Co-Chair & CEO, CAMPEA, the Central Africa Markets VC & Private Equity Association

                          Ife Famuyibo

                          Manager - SME Wealth and Asset Management, Accenture UK Ltd

                          Iynna Halilou

                          General Partner, The MBA Fund

                          Vanessa Stephens

                          Vice President - Private Equity Legal Transactions, BlackRock

                          Kristina Whyte

                          Managing Partner & Senior Advisor , Maison Infrastructure Capital

                            Public Markets Investing

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                            Kiana Milani

                            Global Head of Models Infrastructure Implementation, BlackRock

                            Carole Okigbo

                            Head of Investment Strategy, Asia Pacific, Vanguard

                            Tanay Tatum-Edwards

                            Founder & CEO, FreeCap Financial, Inc

                              Sales & Investor Relations

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                              Temilayo Butler

                              Vice President, HarbourView Equity Partners

                              Eleanor Obigwe

                              Vice President, Global Client Management, BNY Mellon

                              Ginelle Pennycooke

                              Head of Globallink Fixed Income EMEA, State Street Corporation

                              Nathallia Pryce

                              Director, Business Development, SEI Investments

                                Wealth Management

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                                Melissa Asimolowo

                                Vice President, EMEA Wealth Client Service Manager, Nuveen

                                Rufaro Chiriseri, CFA

                                Director, Head of Fixed Income, British Isles, RBC Wealth Management

                                Brittany Hubbard

                                Vice President, Relationship Advisor, Northern Trust Company

                                Lindsey Jones

                                Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase

                                Christiana Okere

                                Co-founder, myStash

                                Chelsea Ransom-Cooper

                                Chief Financial Planning Officer, Zenith Wealth Partners

                                Rio Stedford

                                Head of Financial Planning, Finura

                                  2023 Winners

                                  Gala

                                  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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                                  Chasity Boyce

                                  Chief of Staff to Head of U.S. Real Estate, Barings

                                  Nana Darko

                                  Director, Legal and Compliance, BlackRock

                                  Hannah Goodyear

                                  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist, Natixis Investment Managers

                                  Ginene Lewis

                                  Assistant General Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc.

                                  Toni Thorne

                                  Vice President - Marketng Strategy Lead, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

                                    ESG & Sustainability

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                                    Ahanna Anaba

                                    Head of Sales and Partnerships, Finverity

                                    Diago Dieye

                                    Managing Director, Nyala Ventures

                                    Amara Lalemi-Jacobs

                                    Sustainable Investing Strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management

                                    Miranda Love

                                    Head of ESG, Global Credit Finance, State Street

                                    Kudirat Olateju

                                    Fixed Income Research: Associate, T. Rowe Price

                                      Impact Investing

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                                      Kahena Joubert

                                      Vice President, Sustainability and Impact, Goldman Sachs

                                      Alix Landais, CFA

                                      Special Situations Manager, British International Investment

                                      Wakiuru Njuguna

                                      Managing Partner, HEVA Fund

                                      Oreva Odu

                                      Investment Executive, British International Investment (BII)

                                      Hannah Subayi Kamuanga

                                      Country Officer – Democratic Republic of Congo Private Equity & Venture Capital Expert – Central Africa, Proparco – Agence Française de Développement

                                        Legal & Compliance

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                                        Nicole Fanjul

                                        Partner, Latham & Watkins

                                        Folakemi Greene

                                        Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

                                        Brianna McRae

                                        Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

                                        Cierra Warren

                                        Associate, Latham & Watkins

                                          Private Markets Investing

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                                          Memento Charinga

                                          Senior Delegated Solutions Manager, LGIM

                                          Dallas Cruz

                                          Equity Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

                                          Rebekah Kofo-Kasumu

                                          Partner - Head of Finance, LocalGlobe

                                          Iyandra Smith Bryan

                                          Chief Operating Officer, Quantfury Trading Limited

                                          Ashleigh White

                                          Managing Director, KPMG LLP

                                            Public Markets Investing

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                                            Rachel Betton

                                            Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

                                            Ebele Conroy

                                            Investment Analyst, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

                                            Celia Fraser

                                            Co-Head: Business Data, Analytics and Tools, Capital Group

                                            Yejide Onabule

                                            Director, Emerging Markets Credit Research Analyst, Barings

                                            Kadian Tinto

                                            Chief Operating Officer, Tephra Digital

                                              Sales & Investor Relations

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                                              Chanel Bean

                                              Principal, Head of Experience & Enablement, Carlyle Group

                                              Pamela Brylski

                                              Managing Director, Head of North America Capital Formation, Helios Investment Partners

                                              Amoye Henry

                                              Chief Consultant, AH Global Consulting

                                              Zaneta Koplewicz

                                              Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone

                                              Saheedat Onifade

                                              Investment Strategist, Junior Capital and Private Equity Solutions, Churchill Asset Management

                                                Wealth Management

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                                                Mary Agbesanwa

                                                Fintech growth lead, Seccl

                                                Aneka Beneby

                                                Portfolio Manager, Julius Baer International

                                                Margaret Farquharson

                                                Senior Director, Exchange-Traded Funds, Nationwide

                                                Olachi Opara

                                                Portfolio Manager, Brown Advisory

                                                Nneka Orji

                                                Senior Director, Alvarez and Marsal

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                                                  Juliette Adams

                                                  CAP10 Partners LLP

                                                  Lise Birikundavyi

                                                  Managing Partner, BKR Capital

                                                  Ola Brown, MFR

                                                  Founder, HealthCap Africa

                                                  Ndidi Ezenwa

                                                  Partner, Juven

                                                  Shana C Hall

                                                  Executive Director, Finance, GCM Grosvenor

                                                  Mutsa Mutembwa

                                                  Assistant Director, Inflexion

                                                  Andra Ofosu

                                                  Director, US Sales, Aspect Capital

                                                  Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes

                                                  Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management

                                                    Impact

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                                                    Simone Andrews

                                                    Senior Responsible Investment Manager, APG Asset Management

                                                    Evelyne Dioh

                                                    Managing Partner, WIC Capital

                                                    Tenisha Elliott

                                                    Senior Associate, Analyst, Responsible Investment, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

                                                    Tade Fayomi

                                                    Financial Services and Leadership Advisory, Egon Zehnder

                                                    Anita Foster Washington

                                                    Associate, Aviva Capital

                                                    Erin Harkless Moore

                                                    Senior Director of Investments, Pivotal Ventures

                                                    Selia Mamadou

                                                    Principal Legal Counsel, African Development Bank Group

                                                    Oyin Oduya

                                                    Impact Measurement & Management Practice Leader, Wellington Management

                                                    Ama Seery

                                                    Janus Henderson Investors

                                                    Thembeka Stemela Dagbo

                                                    Fund Manager, M&G Investments

                                                      Traditional

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                                                      Mandy Adogla-Popovic

                                                      Jupiter Asset Management

                                                      Selma Hassabu

                                                      Business Lawyer, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

                                                      Bolanle Johnson

                                                      Head of First Line of Defence (1LOD) Operational Risk, RBC Brewin Dolphin

                                                      Ella Mbaeri

                                                      Morgan Stanley

                                                      Christine Meredith

                                                      Head of Fixed Income Technology, Janus Henderson Investors

                                                      Shannon Nelson

                                                      Director, Investment Stewardship, BlackRock

                                                      Hannah Smith

                                                      Managing Director, State Street

                                                      Tinashe Tande

                                                      BlackRock

                                                      Yvonne Yeboah

                                                      Vice President, Client Relationship Management, BlackRock

                                                        Professional Services

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                                                        Kikun Alo

                                                        Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

                                                        Valerie Etienne

                                                        Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

                                                        Jennifer Kent

                                                        Partner, Latham & Watkins

                                                        Rukayyat Kolawole

                                                        CEO & Founder, PaceUP Invest GmbH

                                                        Mayowa Kuyoro

                                                        Partner and Head of Africa Financial Services Group and EEMA Fintech and Payments Practice, McKinsey & Company

                                                        MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto

                                                        Partner, A&O Shearman

                                                        Alicia Thomas

                                                        Partner, Macfarlanes

                                                        Linzi Thomas

                                                        Partner, Latham & Watkins