Ike Chioke

Ike Chioke is a Nigerian investment banker, philanthropist, and author. He is the Group Managing Director of Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, a leading investment firm, and has served in key advisory roles in Nigerian governance, including chairing the Enugu State Security Trust Fund and Transition Committee. Chioke is also recognized for his philanthropy, notably rebuilding the Central School Obioma in Enugu State.

Early life and education Born in Udi, Enugu State, Chioke began his education at Central School Obioma in 1970. Since 2017, he has served as National Secretary for the Rhodes Scholarship for West Africa.

Career Chioke has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets, with expertise in telecommunications, media, financial services, and industrial sectors. After working at Arthur Andersen, Goldman Sachs, Salomon Smith Barney, and Citigroup in the U.S. and U.K., he joined Afrinvest in London in 2002, advising on transactions worth over $7.5 billion. He served as Deputy Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Afrinvest West Africa Ltd from 2005 to 2009, then as Vice Chairman, CEO, and Managing Director from 2009 onward. and Chairman of Royal Exchange General Insurance Company Limited. He has also served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s FSS 2020 Capital Markets Committee and a member of the Debt Management Office’s Bond Market Steering Committee. Chioke is the author of Akpokuedike: Duty Call in Anambra (Partridge Publishing Singapore, 2022), a biography of former Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano, detailing his governance and economic initiatives.

Philanthropy In 2022, Chioke rebuilt the Central School Obioma in Udi, Enugu State, where he studied as a child. The N100 million project transformed the 1941 missionary-built school into a modern facility with eight classrooms, a library, an ICT centre with 30 computers, a clinic, and restrooms for 300 pupils. Under the partnership, the club won the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title, their eighth overall. In September 2025, Chioke announced the extension of the deal, committing to back the team in the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League and praising the club's "doggedness" as a foundation for elevating Nigerian football. He is a member of the American University of Nigeria’s Governing Council (since 2017) and served as its Commencement Speaker in 2017.

Personal life Chioke, a prince of Udi kingdom, met his Dutch wife, Yvonne, in Kenya while working on a transaction for Salomon Smith Barney. They have three children.