Dr. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an entrepreneur, business leader, and author with three decades of experience in international development, consumer goods, food systems, strategic consulting, and philanthropy. She has worked extensively across Africa, driving business growth, shaping policies, and galvanizing the next generation of leaders through her roles as founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers and Co-Founder of Sahel Consulting, AACE Foods, and Wealth4Impact.

Dr. Okonkwo Nwuneli’s global experience spans the private and nonprofit sectors. She served as the President/CEO of ONE, overseeing teams in the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the UK, Canada, the Nordics, South Africa, Nigeria, and Senegal, and galvanizing billions in investment to ensure healthier lives and economic opportunities in Africa. She started her career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company’s Chicago office.

Dr. Nwuneli serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation, Chanel Foundation, Stanbic IBTC Group, the ONE Campaign, and the Bridgespan Group. She holds an undergraduate degree with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and a PhD from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town. Dr. Nwuneli was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, a visiting Scholar at Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow, and an Eisenhower Fellow.

Dr. Nwuneli is a TED speaker, was recognized as a Schwab Fellow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including a National Honor by the Nigerian Government and the Harvard Business School Distinguished Alumni Award. She is the author of "Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact," and "Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses," both published by Routledge, “Walking for God in the Marketplace,” and contributed a chapter to For the World’s Profit: How Business Can Support Sustainable Development by the Brookings Institute.

She is a member of the following committees:

• Board Nomination and Governance Committee- Chairman
• Board Remuneration Committee

Appointed: 2023