Efe Ukala
| Philanthropist Efe Ukala | |
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| File:EFE UKALA Pic.jpgEFE UKALA Pic.jpg | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | University of Chicago Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | ImpactHER |
| Board member of | University of Chicago Black Alumni Association |
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Efe Ukala (born 1983) is a Nigerian US based investment lawyer,[1] philanthropist and the founder of ImpactHER; an organization that works to bridge the $42 billion entrepreneurship funding gap experienced by African female entrepreneurs.[2][3][4] She connects lots African female entrepreneurs to sources of funding for their businesses.[5] She has provided free entrepreneurship training to over 4,500 African women entrepreneurs across 28 African countries.[6]
Education[edit]
Efe Ukala studied at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, where she was a Jeff Metcalf Fellow. She holds a bachelor's degree in Law, Letters and Society. While at the university, Efe was appointed a member of the Maroon Key Society where she served as an advisor to the college and a student representative.[7] Thereafter, she pursued her legal education and obtained a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia, USA.
Efe is a Board member of the University of Chicago Black Alumni Association.[8]
Career[edit]
Efe deals in private equity and public investments arising out of frontier markets, inclusive of Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.[9] She has advised on investments into Sub Saharan Africa and previously served as Vice-President and Chief Compliance Officer at Kuramo Capital Management,[10] a private equity company based in New York City. She is the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at JP Morgan Chase New York, advising institutional investors.
Philanthropy[edit]
Efe founded the non-profit organization ImpactHER to help African women build scalable businesses.[5] She has assisted African female entrepreneurs in various African countries, especially Ghana, Madagascar, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to gain access to institutional capitalists.[9][11][12][13][14] She facilitates activities that tackle entrepreneurial challenges facing women in Africa.[15][16][17] Efe exposes African women in business to digital opportunities that can help transform their businesses.[18] She also offers free mentorship to female entrepreneurs across Africa.[19][20]
[21] In 2017 and 2018, Efe was chair of the Association of Black Women Attorneys’ 22nd and 23rd Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholarship Annual Luncheon,[22] an event that raises funds and awards scholarships to students who have demonstrated a financial need, exhibited an interest in the public sector or civil rights law, and are active participants in community service initiatives.
Awards, honors and recognition[edit]
Efe was the recipient of the Howell Murray Alumni Award as a recognition for her outstanding contributions to the University of Chicago through co-curricular activities.[23] She has also been recognized as a leading voice for financial inclusion for African women.[24] Efe was elected the 41st Vice President of the Association of Black Women[25] New York City.In 2019, Efe was appointed to serve on the African Union Diaspora Health Initiative Committee; a board that serves as a catalyst for rebuilding the global African family in the service of the development and integration agenda of the continent.[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Efe Ukala, Author at She Leads Africa". She Leads Africa. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Home". impacther. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'Nigerian Women Are One Of The Most Entrepreneurial All Over The World' ~ Efe Ukala". PURE ENTERTAINMENT. 2018-11-26. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Blount, Joresa. "This Organization Is Tackling The $42 Billion Dollar Gender Gap For Funding African Entrepreneurs". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "My passion is to bridge the gender-financing gap for African women". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-01-27. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-10-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Efe Ukala". Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ↑ "Students honored as leaders for service to campus, community". chronicle.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Association of Black Alumni". ucaba.uchicagoalumni.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Foundation trains 1500 Rivers women on business development". GPRSNews. 2019-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ogunlana, Mariam (2017-05-10). "Efe Ukala, Vice President, Kuramo Capital". pageone.ng. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act", Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Guidebook, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011-12-07, pp. 23–48, doi:10.1002/9781118268292.ch2, ISBN 9781118268292
- ↑ "Group trains women entrepreneurs on credit access". The Nation Newspaper. 2018-05-27. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ige, Jide (2018-05-23). "ImpactHER Trains Women to Scale up Business, Access Institutional Capital". National Infinity Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Anayo, Chibundu Peter (2018-05-24). "ImpactHER trains women to scale up business, access institutional capital". Champion Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ↑ Fisher, Akemi Sue (2019-02-03). "JP Morgan VP Efe Ukala: "There is never a perfect time and there is never the perfect amount of resources; if you observe a problem, be the solution"". Medium. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ogwu, Sunday Michael; Lagos (2018-05-26). "ImpactHER trains women to scale-up business, access capital". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ImpactHER trains women to scale up business, access institutional capital". News Express Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Enoghase, Sylvester (2018-05-25). "ImpactHER Trains Women On Business, Access To Institutional Capital". Independent Newspapers Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tide, The (2019-07-24). "'Training'll Remove Rivers Women From Poverty'". :::...The Tide News Online:::... Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Unite to succeed in business, Rivers Governor's wife tells businesswomen". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-07-24. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Home". ABWA. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Committees". ABWA. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Undergraduates who excel beyond classroom receive kudos". chronicle.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Home". ABWA. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Efe Ukala". Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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