Taiwo Okwor, Vice President, Natural Resources, Africa Finance Corporation

Taiwo is  a Vice President at the Africa Finance Corporation. She leads origination, structuring and execution of transactions in the natural resources sector in the oil, gas, mining and associated infrastructure which includes client coverage, transaction origination, negotiation and execution of transactions. She has over fifteen years of international infrastructure and energy finance experience across multiple geographies in Europe and Africa across multiple infrastructure sectors including transport, energy, power and heavy industries with leading international institutions. Prior to AFC, her professional experience includes Investment Banking, Project Financing, Investment Management, Risk Management and Portfolio Management.

Taiwo is an Independent Investment Committee member of Nexta Investment Management, a European renewable energy asset management firm focused on renewable and sustainable energy sources. Taiwo obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Exeter, holds the Global Executive MBA from the IE Business School in Madrid and a Certificate in Investment Management from the Chartered Institute for Securities, UK.