Amy Jadesimi

Background and education Amy Jadesimi was born in Nigeria in 1976. Her father is Chief Oladipo Jadesimi, the executive chairman of LADOL. Her maternal grandfather, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, was a politician who became the Nigerian Minister of Finance.

Jadesimi was educated at Benenden School in the United Kingdom,

Jadesimi is a half-sister of Emma McQuiston, a fashion model who is now Marchioness of Bath.

After graduating from Stanford University, she interned for one year at Brait SE in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she worked in the private equity division as a transaction executive. In 2004, she relocated back to her homeland and joined LADOL, the logistics firm that her father started in 2001. Over time, she rose through the ranks and in 2009, she was appointed by the board as the chief executive officer of the business. Beyond LADOL, she serves on the Prince's Trust International global advisory board, was a founding commissioner of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, and is a Forbes contributor.

Jadesimi was a guest panelist at the London Business School African Summit, where she spoke about integration and growth on the continent. During the summit, she also participated in an art collaboration titled Remember To Rise.

Honors and awards In 2012, Jadesimi was named an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow. In 2013, she was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. That year, she was also named a Rising Talent by the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society. Forbes included her in the "2014 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa" article. The Financial Times named her one of the "Top 25 Africans To Watch". in support of the United Nations "International Decade for People of African Descent".