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Patrick Obodoekea

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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

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

Skills & more

Business InnovationImpact InvestingDeal DevelopmentMarket Development1Program LeadershipProposal LeadershipBid ManagementPublic-private PartnershipsPartner Relationship ManagementEstablishing Strategic PartnershipsPartnership-buildingProposal Development
+12 moreProgram 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
Cederic Cremers
Trustee at Shell Foundation
Clive Baldwin
Finance and Operations Business Partner 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 worked at AgroMall Discovery and Extension Limited1

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