Mrs. Thelma Ekiyor-Solanke brings over 23 years of dedicated experience in the development Philanthropy and Impact Investing sectors. She is the current pioneer Chairperson of the first-ever Nigeria Office for Philanthropy & Impact Investing (NPO)- a private sector led coordinating Office, domiciled in the Office of the Vice President. In 2021 – 2022, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, USA named Mrs. Ekiyor-Solanke as one of the top 10 Black Women working Philanthropy and Impact Investing globally and she received the “Black Women Give Back” global Honourees Award. Mrs. Ekiyor-Solanke is the co-Founder/Chair of SME.NG. She also served as its Managing Partner. She is the Co- Founder/Chairperson of Afrigrants, a social enterprise. Board Memberships and Committees: ● Chair, Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. ● Member, National Advisory Board on Impact Investing in Nigeria (NABII). ● Member, Gender Advisory Board – African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA). ● Co-Chair, Black Philanthropy Month-Africa. ● Chair, Cranfield University African-Caribbean Business Forum. Mrs. Ekiyor-Solanke is currently completing a Doctorate in Entrepreneurship at Cranfield University, UK. She holds an MBA (Entrepreneurship & Innovation) from Imperial College London, UK, a Law Degree (LLB Honours) from the University of Buckingham, UK, and she is a Stanford University (USA) Fellow.