Feyisola Adekogbe

Feyisola obtained a Bachelors’ degree from the University of Leicester in Business Economics and a Masters’ degree from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) in Management, Organisation & Governance (Entrepreneurship & Innovation).

Prior to joining Acumen, Feyisola worked for a start-up called Altara Credit Limited as a Finance Manager. She was particularly attracted to Altara as it focuses on alleviating poverty by providing consumer product and cash loans to both individuals in the formal and informal sectors in underserved markets. Feyisola also worked as an auditor in the Energy and Resources department at Deloitte, where she was on several engagements across Nigeria. Prior to this, she worked in the Market Risk department at Access Bank and the Corporate Banking Division at FSDH (First Security Discount House).

Feyisola supports the team in managing Acumen’s current portfolio in West Africa as well as sourcing pipeline and supporting new investments. Feyisola enjoys playing American Flag football, spending time with family and friends and travelling to different parts of the world.