Osayi Alile Oruene

Osayi Alile Oruene is the Executive Director of FATE Foundation, a leading nonprofit entrepreneurial initiative in Nigeria, West Africa, which has successfully provided entrepreneurial education and services for the past nine years to young enterprising Nigerians, and equipped them with skills, tools, networks and financing to create successful businesses.

Ms. Oruene holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (Pi Alpha Alpha) from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.

In recognition of her outstanding leadership and performance in community, economic and social development, she was selected as “Young Global Leader” (YGL) by the World Economic Forum in 2007 and NIPRO Global Top 40 Women Under 40 in 2008.

Ms. Oruene is a member of several professional organisations including the International Women Society, the American Society of Public Administration, Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ).  Her expertise has placed her on the board of several organizations including the Network for Executives of Non-Profits in Nigeria, which she founded.

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Financial Literacy and Nurturing a Generation of Entrepreneurship