Mr. Rotimi Akinde is a distinguished finance professional with over 20 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance, and development finance. He has a proven track record in capital raising, M&A, privatization advisory, infrastructure finance, and sustainable investment strategies. As Executive Director, Corporate Finance and Risk Management at the Bank of Industry (BOI), he leads strategic financial initiatives to mobilize capital, expand access to financing, and promote sustainable development. His leadership is instrumental in structuring impact-driven investments, fostering public-private partnerships, and advancing gender-lens and green finance initiatives to support Nigeria’s industrial and economic transformation. Before joining BOI, Mr. Akinde was an Associate Partner at Infrastructure Delivery International (IDI), where he championed green financing and structured debt solutions for sub-nationals. He also spent a significant part of his career at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, where he held various leading capital-raising initiatives, structuring complex corporate finance transactions, and managing strategic relationships with multinational clients across industries. A key contributor to Nigeria’s economic reform agenda, Mr. Akinde served as Head of the Oil & Gas Team at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), where he led the Federal Government’s divestiture of 11 oil services companies and the sale of all federal LPG assets. His work at BPE helped attract private sector investment, enhance operational efficiencies, and drive sectoral growth—laying the groundwork for future private investment in Nigeria’s energy industry. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master’s in International Securities, Investment & Banking from the University of Reading, UK, and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.