Ifeoma Okafor-Obi

Ifeoma Okafor-Obi (born 9 February 1977 in Lagos) is a Nigerian businesswoman. She worked as Director of Operations at the Tony Elumelu Foundation. She wrote her first book at 19 and was a finalist in the BBC Writing Competition. She is also an associate member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria. She is married to Ejiofor Tony Obi and they have 3 children.
Early life and education
Her family escaped the Maitatsine uprising in Kaduna in 1983. In 2019, she was chosen as part of the ELOY Awards Foundation Sustainable Empowerment Program (SEP).
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has been a speaker at various conferences such as the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security; the International Labor Organization's 14th Africa Regional Meeting; the Launch of Creating Decent Jobs -Strategies, Policies, and Instruments of the African Development Bank (AFDB) in Abuja; and the Africa Union's First West African Start-ups Summit where she demonstrated a positive landmark and shared her thoughts on global stages in these various conferences held on humanitarian purposes.
In 1998 as a UNN student, she was nominated as one of the AIESEC delegates to the West African Leadership Development Seminar in Daoukro Cote D'Ivoire.
Career
Okafor-Obi became the Director of Operations at the Tony Elumelu Foundation. an integral pillar of the Asset-Light Strategy. She had also served as the Chief Executive Officer of 360 Brains and Brawn Limited where she designed and implemented the CEO hub, a series of lectures and interventions to upskill SME CEOs. She worked in multinational companies such as Procter and Gamble (P&G), Diageo and Coca-Cola International. The platform also supports people with unoccupied homes, hotels, restaurants, or different skill sets that may interest others, to earn an income by becoming hosts thereby creating jobs.
Humanitarian activities
In 2021 she was given John E. Pepper Humanitarian Award for her work at the TEF. She was one of the organizers of the first private sector led Early Childhood Education Summit in Nigeria in 2015 with over 200 school owners in attendance. She designed, piloted and launched a multilingual language app in Nigeria to foster cultural integration.

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