Olusiji Aina is a Development Economist Working to Improve Financial Inclusion and Sustainability

In Africa, Africa Innovators and Influencers, African Influence, Economic Development, energy, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek27th March 2022

Ambassador Olusiji Aina has a collective string of years in finance, energy, and economic development that puts him at the top of governing leaders’ list for go-to on anything that touches the economy in Nigeria. As a Board Member of the US-Africa Trade Council, Co-Chair of the Kogi State Economic Advisory Council, and the founder of Optiss Ventures, an agribusiness consulting company, headquartered in Lagos, Olusiji’s body of work is impressive and the scale at which he works is huge. That said, his personal mission is very much people-centric. He wants to change the landscape of poverty in Nigeria and elsewhere, and he wants to do it with sustainability as a priority.

In this rich conversation with Frontrunners Innovate Producer and Host, Mary Kurek, Olusiji is joined by Kurek’s Co-Host, Former US Congressman/Former US Ambassador to Denmark, Richard Swett (currently, co-founder and CEO of Climate Prosperity Enterprise Solutions). You’ll notice that Mary and Amb. Swett realize throughout the conversation that there are some open doors for potential projects that provide opportunities for further exploration; an occurrence not uncommon to Frontrunners Innovate.

Meet Ambassador Olusiji Aina with Co-Host, Ambassador Richard Swett. (46-minute video)

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: From Left: Chairman Kogi State Economic Advisory Council, Mallam Aliyu Inda Salami, The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, and Co-Chairman Kogi State Economic Advisory Council, Amb. Olusiji Aina at the Economic and Investment Council meeting held on 15th July, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria

: National Conference on Finance and Investment (NACOFED 2021). In attendance are Nigeria Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, former governor of Gombe state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Amb. Board Member, US-Africa Trade Council & Co-Chairman Kogi State Economic Advisory Council, Amb. Olusiji Aina at NACOFED 2021 conference. Amb Olusiji Aina was a lead speaker at NACOFED 2021 conference

: Amb. Aina being decorated by Congressman Michael Ramone, member House of Representatives, State of Delaware, United States during visit to the House in December 2021

: Amb. Aina with Mathew Meyer, New Castle County Executive of Delaware during a gala night organized by Delaware African Caribbean Coalition (DACC).

: Amb. Olusiji Aina with Bethany Hall-Long, PhD, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, United States in her office at Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE Led a delegation of Kogi State team on a bilateral and business relationship.