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Ms. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Ms. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an expert on agriculture and nutrition, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and youth development. She has over 25 years of international development experience and is the founder of LEAP Africa, Changing Narratives Africa and African Food Changemakers. She is also the co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. and AACE Foods Processing & Distribution Ltd. African Food Changemakers works with entrepreneurs in 37 African countries, enabling them to build and scale sustainable agribusiness that nourish Africa and change global narratives. She 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 2021 Harvard Business School Distinguished Alumni Award. She is a Member of the Africa Food Prize Committee. 

Ndidi serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), AGRA, Nigerian Breweries Plc. (Heineken), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. India, the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, and the Bridgespan Group. Ndidi is the author of Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling resilient agriculture businesses published by Routledge.