Ifeanyi Odiaka (Founder/Chairman)
Mr. Ifeanyi Odiaka has a degree in Economics from Madonna University, Nigeria, as well as a Post Graduate Degree from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He worked as a banker for United Bank for Africa (UBA PLC) and Access Bank PLC at various desks including Economic Intelligence. Mr. Ifeanyi was also a Strategy Analyst at Fidelity Bank where some of his roles included the development and implementation of corporate strategy. Before then, he was Head of the Risk Intelligence Unit at Fidelity Bank. He moved on to be the MD/CEO of Safe Haven Micro-Finance Bank, a CBN-licensed financial institution in Nigeria focused on achieving financial inclusion across Sub-Saharan Africa. He later moved on to be the Chief Executive Officer at Zelekon Group which is poised to change the E-commerce landscape in Nigeria and beyond. Professionally, Mr. Ifeanyi Odiaka is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Borify Trust Limited which is on course to significantly impact the cooperative and investment sphere.
He is a certified ISO 31000 Risk Manager and also an Associate Chartered Economist (ACE). In addition, Ifeanyi is a recipient of the prestigious award of “Excellence in Business and Youth Development” from PUSH Africa.
Beyond his professional and career successes, Ifeanyi Odiaka has a very deep passion to impact his world and the lives he comes across with that is why he formed the Coast of Help foundation which addresses youth unemployment as well as health and education initiatives. Right from his teenage years, Ifeanyi has had the passion to touch and impact lives; it is no surprise that the foundation is significantly and evidently transforming the lives of the homeless, destitute, widows, children of the slums and jobless youths to become independent and better persons in society. The activities of the foundation has been duly recognized locally and internationally. Furthermore, Mr. Odiaka is the founder, “Finding Solace”, a platform which specifically reaches out to people going through depression and emotional issues.
Finally, Ifeanyi is the author of the best-selling book- “Between the Fire & the Lake”, which provides a true life story of his encounter with a homeless stranger.