Patricia Nwobodo: Chairman and Executive Director
Chairman of Rowet Private Equity and Rowet Capital Management, Abuja
Executive Director, Savannah Bank, Lagos
Patricia Nwobodo is Chairman of Rowet Private Equity and Rowet Capital Management in Abuja, as well as the Executive Director of Savannah Bank, a commercial bank that is (re)opening doors later in 2017. She is a visionary business leader dedicated to Nigeria’s social and economic development, including a focus on the education sector. Pat began her career in the stock exchange and later founded an investment banking firm, called Price Securities. She has deep experience in banking operations and is currently researching disruptive innovation as part of a doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Chairman of the Khalsa Center for Innovation and Teaching, and the Founder and Leader of the MIT Sloan Fellows’ Sustainability Club. She has an MBA from MIT, an MPA from Harvard, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.