Chidiogo Akunyili

Founder, She ROARs

Chidiogo is focused on impacting global narrative with the power of stories founded on the humanist African philosophy of Ubuntu — 'I am because you are. You are because we are’ — celebrating our shared humanity. To tell these stories, Chidiogo speaks 7 of the world's languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Igbo, Italian and Spanish — invaluable tools that bridge lives, people and their global realities.

Named ‘100 most influential Young Africans’ by Africa Youth Awards; ‘100 most Influential Nigerians’ by Avance Media; ‘Young Professional of the Year’ by Future Awards Africa; World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellow and an Associate Member of Nigerian Leadership Initiative.

She draws from +10 years of professional experience in Community building; Business development; Intercultural dialogue; Sino-African relations and Strategy consulting having lived and worked across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, North America & Europe.

Chidiogo currently leads the Global Shapers Community across Africa & MENA. She has worked as a management Consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Dalberg Development Consultants; Frontier Strategy Group & Sino-Africa Consultant with T&D Consultancy in Beijing. She was Founder & Director of the Cultural Diplomacy in Africa Program of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin.

Published in local and international media including Public Diplomacy Magazine; World Economic Forum Agenda; Institute for Cultural Diplomacy; Trop Libre; Pulse Nigeria; All Africa and The Huffington Post. You can read her stories on www.chidiogo.org

B.A. International Relations & Political Science, UPenn & Sciences Po Paris; M.A. International Relations & Economics, SAIS Johns Hopkins; Executive Leadership Program, Master in Global Leadership, World Economic Forum.