Where did Patrick Obodoekea go to school?

Patrick Obodoekea studied at University of Aberdeen (Master's degree, International Business and Finance); Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor's degree, Majoring in Economics).

Patrick Obodoekea

Investor

Investment Development Director: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation

Nigeria

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About

Patrick Obodoekea is Investment Development Director – Programme at Shell Foundation, with more than 15 years of experience across international development, agribusiness, and commercial management in Africa's agri-food and circular economy sectors. He has led regional programs in East and West Africa involving over $24M in grant and catalytic finance, and designed Shell Foundation's five-year Cocoa Resilience Programme, structuring $5M in funding intended to unlock $10M in private investment. His earlier work includes leading Ericsson's Product Take-Back and Connected Recycling Programme across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, which decommissioned more than 1,207 metric tons of plastic and e-waste.

Experience

Shell FoundationInvestment Development Director - Programmecurrent2025 — present
BopincSenior Impact Manager and 2SCALE Climate-Smart Innovation Lead I East and West Africa2023 — 2025
BopincSenior Program Manager - Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania2023
BopincImpact Manager and 2SCALE Digital Innovation Lead I East and West Africa2021 — 2022
AgroMall Discovery and Extension LimitedHead of Product Innovation, Strategy, Partnerships, and Project Office2019 — 2021Nigeria
EricssonCommercial Operations Manager I Middle East & Africa2016 — 2018Nigeria
EricssonCommercial Product and Proposal Manager I Middle East & Africa2014 — 2016Nigeria
EricssonCommercial Sales Expert - Middle East and Africa2012 — 2014Nigeria
EricssonContract Execution Manager I Middle East and Africa2011 — 2012Nigeria
EricssonStudy Leave for Postgraduate Studies2010 — 2011
EricssonContract Execution Manager I Sub-Saharan Africa2010Nigeria
EricssonSoftware License Activation Specialist - Sub-Sahara Africa2009 — 2010Nigeria
Huawei TechnologiesLogistics Specialist2008 — 2009Nigeria
MTNWarehouse Assistant (Student Vacation Job)2002Nigeria

Skills & more

Business InnovationImpact InvestingDeal DevelopmentMarket Development1Program LeadershipProposal LeadershipBid ManagementPublic-private PartnershipsPartner Relationship ManagementEstablishing Strategic PartnershipsPartnership-buildingProposal Development

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Program ManagementBusiness Case DevelopmentBusiness Model InnovationBusiness Case ModellingInformation SecurityData AnalyticsAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesFinTechInclusive Innovation and Business ModelDeal Origination and DevelopmentEnd-Consumer Financing ModelPartnership Development and Management

Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap — LinkedIn
Digital Transformation — LinkedIn
Leading Projects — LinkedIn
Verified International Academic Qualifications — World Education Services (WES)
Master of Science (Economics) Majoring in International Business and Finance — University of Aberdeen
Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
Contract and Commercial Management Practitioner (ACCM) — World Commerce & Contracting
APMP-FOUNDATION™ — The Association for Proposal Management Professionals

From Patrick's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shell Foundation

Adrian Shikuku

Business Development Adviser: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation

Alex Gee

Head of Communications and Advocacy at Shell Foundation

Allan Ombungu

Business Development Director: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation

Ama Bartimeus

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Shell Foundation

Amresh Sharma

Business Development Adviser: Transporter at Shell Foundation

Anshu Mandal

Business Development Director: Transporter and Micro-entrepreneur at Shell Foundation

Carl Jones

Managing Partner at WNT Ventures

Cederic Cremers

Trustee at Shell Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Who is Patrick Obodoekea?: Patrick Obodoekea is Investment Development Director – Programme at Shell Foundation, with more than 15 years of experience across international development, agribusiness, and commercial management in Africa's agri-food and circular economy sectors. He has led regional programs in East and West Africa involving over $24M in grant and catalytic finance, and designed Shell Foundation's five-year Cocoa Resilience Programme, structuring $5M in funding intended to unlock $10M in private investment. His earlier work includes leading Ericsson's Product Take-Back and Connected Recycling Programme across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, which decommissioned more than 1,207 metric tons of plastic and e-waste.
Where does Patrick Obodoekea work?: Patrick Obodoekea is Investment Development Director: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation.
Where did Patrick Obodoekea go to school?: Patrick Obodoekea studied at University of Aberdeen (Master's degree, International Business and Finance); Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor's degree, Majoring in Economics).

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Also attended Obafemi Awolowo University60

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Also worked at Huawei Technologies72

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