U.S.-Africa Trade Council announces Amb. Olusiji Aina as Advisory Board member
Atlanta, GA. USA. March 4, 2022: The U.S.-Africa Trade Council, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amb. Olusiji Aina. In this role, Amb. Aina will provide leadership and overall guidance and direction, in the programs, policy and strategic efforts to improve the trade traffic between US and Africa. The board that we have is truly exemplary in their individual and combined extensive expertise in business, commerce, academics, government and international relations.
Amb. Olusiji Aina, is a Development Economists and Impact Investing Specialist. He is a strategist with professional competency in building high impact market relevant skills for economic development, creating employment and promoting economic growth in Africa.
Olusiji has over 20 years’ extensive professional work experience spanning Strategy, financial inclusion, renewable energy, project management, agribusiness, enterprise development, human capital development, and 10 years of extensive banking experience in Institutional and Commercial Banking. He is a Chartered Development Finance
Analyst (CDFA), Chartered Global Investment Analysts (CGIA), Associate, Chartered Institute of
Economist of Nigeria (ICEN), Fellow Institute of Information Management (FIIM).
Olusiji is a research fellow at final dissertation stage with Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Economics at UNICAF University. He has attended several leadership programs globally and he speaks annually at Global Youth Economic Opportunities (GYEO) in Washington DC.
Our newly appointed Board Advisor received several global recognition award for outstanding humanitarian work, among which is global goodwill ambassador awarded by the Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation, United States, 2020. He was appointed Peace Ambassador by the United Nations Economic and Social Council under Consultative Status of WOLMI, to promote International peace, and global education. He currently serves on board of several organizations nationally and internationally among which are Impact Amplifier Foundation, Cognity Advisory, African Intellectual Resource Organization (AIRO), Salus Trust and several others. He is also a functional member in the Human Capital development, and Financial Inclusion & Financial Markets Thematic Groups of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG).
Olusiji is the Co-Chairman Kogi State Economic Council, Board member – Kogi State Investment Promotion Council, and member of Kogi State Youth Development Commission.
The Advisory Board, would, inter alia, advice on programs and organizational planning, and advocacy for public policy to protect private sector businesses, across the U.S and Africa trade Axis
We are grateful for the time and dedication of all our Board members
About the US-Africa Trade Council, USA. The US-Africa Trade Council, USA (www.usafricatrade.org) is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the vehicle of investment and trade between the United States of America and Africa. The Council provides a bilateral forum on key economic, commercial and professional initiatives, as well as business opportunities of interest to American companies operating in or exploring business opportunities in Africa, as well as African companies planning trade ties and business expansion to the US Market.
The US-Africa Trade Council’s core agenda is built around three interdependent themes:
o Establishment of linkages, policy input and advocacy to increase bilateral trade and investment between US and Africa;
o Interchange with the American Business community on the resources that abound in Africa, generating Trade, Tourism and Foreign investment in Africa;
o promote internationalization of African businesses, products and services to the US marketplace.
For more information about the US-Africa Trade Council, please contact:
Mounir El Bouamri
Regional Director Phone: +1833-822-9990
www.usafricatrade.org
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