OSAYI ALILE, PROFILE OF A CORPORATE AMAZON

Osayi Alile is one of the women making wakes within the Nigerian corporate sector. She is the Chairperson of Women in Management, Business and Public Service, WIMBIZ, a Nigeria based, non-profit organization. Founded in 2001, by 14 individuals, WIMBIZ has an overriding vision to be the catalyst that elevates the status and influence of women and their contribution to nation building. Its programs are also geared towards increasing the success rate of female entrepreneurs and the proportion of women in senior positions in corporate organizations. WIMBIZ is also a volunteer-based organization, funded largely by donations and contributions by members and participants.

Alile is a 2007 "Young Global Leader" (YGL) by the World Economic Forum, NIPRO Global Top 40 Women Under 40, a Fellow of the African Leadership Network and an alumna of the Harvard Business School and Yale Executive Education Programs. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. A facilitator/management trainer, she is also a consultant on non-profit management and strategy. Also a Sustainability Expert and Speaker, Osayi is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Youth Unemployment and founding curator, Global Shapers Forum Nigeria. Before exiting in 2013, Alile was the Executive Director of FATE Foundation, a leading private sector led not-for-profit organisation in Nigeria with a mission to foster wealth creation by promoting business and entrepreneurial development among Nigerians for 8 years. FATE Foundation was founded in March 2000 in response to the challenges of unemployment induced poverty prevalent in the Nigerian society. A multi-talented team player, researcher and trainer; Osayi now consults on issues of business development, leadership, mentoring, corporate social responsibility and serves as a Volunteer Trainer with several organisations. Owing to her experiences, Osayi sits on the board of several organisation that include Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), House of Tara, Zapphire Events and Global Dignity, an affiliation of the World Economic Forum in Norway.