Tokunboh Ishmael
Trustee
Tokunboh is an impact investor with over 20 years of experience spanning investment banking, private equity investing, technology, and business development in Africa, Europe, and North America.
She is co-founding and managing director of Alitheia Capital, a Nigerian-based investment management and advisory firm focused on channelling private equity into businesses to enhance access to finance, energy and housing for small and growing businesses, and low-income households.
Ms. Ishmael is a CFA Charter holder, an Alumnus of the London Business School and a Yale World Fellow. She currently sits on a number of boards including First City Monument, Pagatech and the African Venture Capital Association.
Her previous roles include Country Partner for Nigeria at Aureos Capital (now Abraaj) where she successfully raised capital to complete the first Aureos West Africa Fund and Fund Manager of a technology-focused venture capital fund (Sussex Place Ventures) where she incubated new ventures and commercialized technological innovations.