Short Bio:
Ujunwa Ojemeni is an impact investing, energy and development expert with experience in the areas of opportunity maturation, financing, and policy.
She is the Senior Technical Adviser to the Honorable Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources for Lagos State (the 5th largest economy in Africa) charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement strategies to deliver reliable energy to the citizens of the State.
She is also a Consulting Network Member (Coach) of the Private Finance Advisory Network (PFAN) – the multilateral, public-private partnership initiated hosted by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) focused on bridging the investment gap between investors and entrepreneurs and project developers by facilitating investment into promising clean energy and climate change projects.
She was previously the Senior Investment Associate at All On, responsible for driving clean energy investments opportunities from origination to closing as well as providing strategic, governance and operational support to All On’s investees.
Earlier, Ujunwa worked at Axxela Limited (Oando Gas & Power), where she coordinated several gas and power development opportunities of up to $300 Million.
In her early career days, She worked with KPMG in the Management Consulting units where She focused on startup advisory and business process improvement.
She has a Master’s degree in International Development – Development Finance from the University of Manchester, and a First-Class Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
She is passionate about accomplishing the Sustainable Development goals and has contributed significantly in the areas of economic growth, poverty alleviation, gender equality, affordable & & reliable energy.
She was awarded with the 2019 Young Leaders Award in the Energy and Sustainability category, by the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association in Nigeria (MWFAAN). She was selected as one of the 60 young African Clean Energy Leaders for the Open Power Africa 2019 program by Enel Foundation and was a finalist at the IFC Sustainability Exchange Contest for Youth Innovations 2019.
She is the Founder and President of the African Women in Energy Development Initiative – AWEDI Network.
