About
Nneka Chime is Chief Strategy and Operations Officer at UAC of Nigeria Plc, where she translates corporate strategy into execution across the group. Previously a partner at CrossBoundary, she has advised on over $400 million in transactions across 60+ companies in sectors including clean energy, healthcare, consumer, and infrastructure, and has structured deals, designed blended-finance vehicles, and embedded operational frameworks to enhance investability. She holds a First-Class M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Experience
- UAC of Nigeria Plc.Chief Strategy and Operations Officer (CSO)current2025 — present
- LightSourceBoard Member — Investment & Credit Committee; Remuneration & Governance Committeecurrent2025 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Corporate Council on AfricaBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentWashington, United States
- CrossBoundaryPartner & Co-Head of Africa2022 — 2025Lagos
- CrossBoundaryPrincipal2020 — 2022
- CrossBoundaryAssociate Principal/Head of Nigeria Advisory2018 — 2020Lagos
- Flint Atlantic Capital PartnersVice President2015 — 2018Nigeria
- Health Strategy and Delivery FoundationConsultant2015 — 2018Abuja
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate Consultant2014Lagos, Nigeria
- ShellProcess Engineer - Various roles2010 — 2013Port Arthur, Texas
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Université Paris-SorbonneCours Intensif de Langue Francais, French
- Imperial College LondonM.Eng, Chemical Engineering
- Stonyhurst College
Skills & more
Management2Problem SolvingPublic SpeakingChemical Engineering27Energy25Gas23Process Simulation7Project Management5Refinery6Oil & Gas7Financial Modeling2Business Strategy2
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Natural GasEnergy EfficiencyManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentLeagershipInvestmentsHealthcareSub-Saharan AfricaStart-upsVenture CapitalEngineeringLanguages English · French
- IMF PFMx: Public Financial Management — International Monetary Fund
From Nneka's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abimbola Onakomaiya
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abiola Sanni
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adanma Onuegbu
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adejoke Odocha
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Ademidun Edosomwan
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adenike Ogunlesi
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Aisha Raji
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nneka Chime work?
- Nneka Chime is at Rising Tide Africa (RTA).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
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Also attended Université Paris-Sorbonne53
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Also attended Imperial College London484
Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended Stonyhurst College8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Corporate Council on Africa2
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Shell101
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