Olusiji Aina

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 is a Partner and West Africa Director with Impact Amplifier responsible for Strategic Business Development Deepening, Economic Development, Stakeholder Engagement, and Project Management for Nigeria and West Africa. Prior to joining Impact Amplifier, Olusiji was Executive Director, Partnership & Technical Services with Cognity Advisory; Team Lead Income Generation and Livelihood for United States Aid for International Development (USAID) funded Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project in Nigeria; Director of Operations for CBN-NESI Multi-Billion-Naira power sector stabilization fund established by GoN.

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.

Olusiji is a graduate of Statistics. He obtained a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School South Africa in 2011, and EMP from Lagos Business School in 2019. He holds a Certificate in Enterprise Development through Value Chains and Market Systems from International Training Center of Turin, Italy. 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).