40 people · 166 sourced roles · 123 organizations
Leaders
The executives, founders, investors and board members behind the companies on the Desk. Every role names its source and the date it was last confirmed.
- Abdul Samad Rabiu
Chairman, BUA Foods Plc
3 sourced roles - Alfred C. Liggins III
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Treasurer, Urban One
3 sourced roles - Aliko Dangote
President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery
4 sourced roles - Bayo Bashir Ojulari
Group CEO/Executive Director, NNPC Limited
1 sourced roles - Brian Argrett
Director and Chief Executive Officer, City First Bank
9 sourced roles - David Mignot
CEO, MultiChoice Group
3 sourced roles - Don Thompson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Avenue
8 sourced roles - Donald Felix
President and Chief Executive Officer, Carver Bancorp
3 sourced roles - Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Black Enterprise
3 sourced roles - Eddie C. Brown
Executive Chairman, Brown Capital Management
2 sourced roles - Emmanuel Ikazoboh
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dangote Cement Plc
1 sourced roles - Eric V. Standifer
CEO, Blaylock Van, LLC
3 sourced roles - Frank James
Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited
3 sourced roles - George Elombi
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
2 sourced roles - Gideon Muriuki
Group Managing Director & CEO, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
1 sourced roles - Herriot Tabuteau
Chief Executive Officer and President, Axsome Therapeutics
6 sourced roles - James Mwangi
Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings
2 sourced roles - JoAnn H. Price
Co-Founder, Fairview Capital Partners
4 sourced roles - John Awuah
Chairman, Cocoa Capital PLC
3 sourced roles - John W. Rogers Jr.
Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
8 sourced roles - Jordan Miller
Chairman & CEO, Adelphi Bank
3 sourced roles - Kihara Maina
Regional Chief Executive Officer, I&M Group PLC
3 sourced roles - Laurence C. Morse
Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners
4 sourced roles - Marc McMorris
Co-CEO & Investment Committee Co-Chair, Carrick Capital Partners
5 sourced roles - Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO, Ariel Investments
9 sourced roles - Nancy Njau
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Family Bank
3 sourced roles - Patrice Motsepe
Founder and Chairman, African Rainbow Capital
8 sourced roles - Ralph Mupita
Group President and CEO, MTN Group
8 sourced roles - Robert F. Smith
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
7 sourced roles - Robert L. Johnson
Founder & Chairman, The RLJ Companies
6 sourced roles - Rodney B. Herenton
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer, Channing Capital Management
2 sourced roles - Ronald E. Blaylock
Managing Partner, GenNx360 Capital Partners
4 sourced roles - Sengal Selassie
CEO, Brightwood Capital Advisors
2 sourced roles - Sunil Taldar
Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa plc
3 sourced roles - Suzanne Shank
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Siebert Williams Shank
7 sourced roles - Tayo Aduloju
CEO, Nigerian Economic Summit Group
2 sourced roles - Tony O. Elumelu
Founder and Chairman, Heirs Holdings
6 sourced roles - Wendell E. Mackey
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Channing Capital Management
3 sourced roles - William J. Bynum
Founding Chief Executive Officer, HOPE (Hope Enterprise Corporation)
8 sourced roles - Yodit Kassa
Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Securities Exchange
1 sourced roles
Professional roles only, each with its title, dates and source. Roles are marked current only when a recent official source says so.