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At the AIF, we are doubling
down on curating deals that are
women-owned, women-led
and gender influenced.”
aligns with AIF’s strategic vision to tilt the
balance of capital towards achieving the
United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals, the African Union’s Agenda 2063,
and the AfDB’s Affirmative Finance
Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)
initiative.
“At the AIF, we are doubling down on
curating deals that are women-owned,
women-led and gender influenced,” says
Chinelo, an accomplished international
corporate lawyer with an impressive
track record in formulating investment
strategies.
Chinelo served as Director-General of
the National Pension Commission of
Nigeria, until 2017. She spearheaded
pensions reforms which introduced the
Contributory Pension Scheme for both
the public and private sector workers in
Nigeria. Under her leadership, the number
of contributions rose from 5 million to
close to 8 million, while assets under
management grew from $19.3 billion to
a record $42 billion. She also introduced
innovative micro pension structures
that created opportunities for informal
sector workers to be included in the
contributory pension scheme.
Chinelo is inarguably a gamechanger
whose passion for a gender-inclusive
economically powerful Africa, we are
immensely inspired by.
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