Efe Ukala
| Philanthropist Efe Ukala | |
|---|---|
| File:EFE UKALA Pic.jpgEFE UKALA Pic.jpg | |
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | University of Chicago Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | ImpactHER |
| Board member of | University of Chicago Black Alumni Association |
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 many 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
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
Efe deals in private equity and public investments arising out of frontier markets, including 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
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
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
- ↑ "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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