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Ini Abimbola

Investor

Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)

Lagos State, Nigeria

About

Ini Abimbola is a governance and institutional reform advisor with over 25 years of leadership experience across public and private sectors. He advises governments, development agencies, nonprofits, and corporate boards on governance structures, strategy execution, performance monitoring, and ESG frameworks, with particular focus on closing gaps between strategic intent and operational delivery. Abimbola is a 2008 Stanford Draper Hills Fellow and author of "The Operator's Trap: Why Africa's Best Executives Never Truly Lead," and currently serves as Non Executive Director at ThistlePraxis Consulting.

Experience

  1. ThistlePraxis ConsultingNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
  2. ThistlePraxis ConsultingLead Consultant/CEO2011 — 2020Nigeria
  3. Sustainability Professionals Institute of NigeriaVice Presidentcurrent2019 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
  4. Ferdinand Porsche FERNFHLecturer/Member of Faculty - MBA Prog in Inter'l CSR Managementcurrent2018 — presentVienna, Austria
  5. The Purple Girl FoundationMember Board of Trusteescurrent2019 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
  6. THE BRIDGE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONMember Board of Trusteescurrent2011 — presentCalabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  7. Pryme (Previously OjirehPrime)Member Board of Directors2024 — 2025United Kingdom
  8. UN WomenTechnical Expert, Women Political Leadership/Federal House of Representatives2022 — 2023Abuja
  9. Nigerian University of Technology and ManagementVisiting Faculty2021 — 2022Lagos State, Nigeria
  10. Women In Management, Business & Public ServiceExecutive Secretary2009 — 2011Nigeria
  11. Defence for Children International - International SecretariatExecutive Director - Nigeria2007 — 2008Lagos State, Nigeria
  12. Merchant Banking Corporation (MBC)Banking Officer1998 — 2000Lagos State, Nigeria

Education

  1. Rome Business SchoolDoctorate, Business Administration and Management2023 — 2025
  2. Nexford UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management
  3. Nexford UniversityBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management
  4. Nexford UniversityAssociate of Applied Science in Business, AAS
  5. ITC SME Trade AcademyCertificate, Competitiveness Through Enterprise Sustainability2019
  6. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, A New Path (PATH)2011
  7. Stanford UniversityFellow, CDDRL Fellow on Democracy2008
  8. University of CalabarPostgraduate Diploma, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1999 — 2000
  9. Dof InstituteDiploma, Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

Skills & more

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Innovation ManagementMonitoring & EvaluationLegislative AnalysisStrategic Communications1Social ImpactAcademic ResearchInstitutional Business DevelopmentCultural SensitivityGender AnalysisCapacity AssessmentChallenging Assumptions
+12 moreSustainable GrowthSenior Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder ManagementStakeholder RelationsSustainabilityBusiness Growth StrategiesFinancial InclusionDigital StrategyProject Stakeholder ManagementESG StrategyESG ReportingGeneral Management

Languages English

  • Diploma in ESG Strategy (ESG-S) — The ESG Institute
  • Certificate In ESG Reporting — The ESG Institute
  • Full Member — ICRS | The Institute of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
  • Full Member — Nigeria Institute of Management
  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management — ITC SME Trade Academy
  • Professional Communication — Canvas Credentials (Badgr)
  • Fundamentals of Financial Management — Canvas Credentials (Badgr)
  • Project Management — Canvas Credentials (Badgr)
  • Technical Skills for Non-Technical Founders — Canvas Credentials (Badgr)
  • Global Business — Canvas Credentials (Badgr)

From Ini's professional profile.

Colleagues at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)

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Ademidun Edosomwan
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Adenike Ogunlesi
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Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes
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Aisha Raji
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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ini Abimbola work?
Ini Abimbola is at Rising Tide Africa (RTA).

Same school

Also attended Rome Business School1

Maha MandourInvestor at Core Angels MEA

Also attended Nexford University2

Mayowa ObiladeInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Reinhart HermanusFounder at Finnix

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH1

Werner AschenbrennerStartup Mentor - E-Commerce at Venionaire Capital

Also worked at UN Women8

Hiya ShahAssociate at Commerce VenturesMarta HermannsdóttirInvestment Manager at Eyrir Venture ManagementSanna BediInnovation Specialist at UNICEF Innovation FundKeiko IchikawaCommunications Manager at Woven CapitalVladimir GlasinovicProspection and New Business Director; and Eleva Program Director (CCM-Eleva Alliance) at Fundación ChileNozipho January-BardillAdvisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital

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Also worked at Nigerian University of Technology and Management1

Odunayo EweniyiCo-Founder & General Partner at FirstCheck Africa

Also worked at Women In Management, Business & Public Service1

Bisi AdeyemiInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)