Kome Oruade, Mba Email & Phone Number

I lead the design and delivery of Acumen Academy programs to the Foundry – Acumen’s alumni community of 1600+ social entrepreneurs who are building scaled solutions to poverty. This includes overseeing Acumen Angels, a US $1 million investment facility deployed across four continents to catalyze the growth of early-stage organizations.

Leading a USD 1M grant investment program for early-stage entrepreneurs in Acumen’s alumni community who are solving problems of poverty. - Evaluate business models to determine their investment readiness- Manage the implementation of the Angels program across nine regional offices on four continents. - Build consensus and alignment between a wide range of (global-local) stakeholders to ensure a successful program delivery.

As the Manager of Acumen Academy in West Africa, I developed a community of 110 entrepreneurs and organizational builders (across Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia) who are solving issues of poverty using market approaches. - Managed a year-long leadership development program for social entrepreneurs in West Africa. This involved overseeing selection and recruitment strategies, facilitation, and program content design and delivery- Designed our Community development/engagement strategy and launched three community offerings- Led the strategic aspects of the Academy in West Africa including clarifying our program offering in the region, developing the expansion strategies, and building partnerships.Skills: Adaptive Facilitation . Community Development. Coaching & Mentoring. Organizational Leadership . Critical Thinking . Management . Curriculum Innovation . Strategic Planning . Project Management . Entrepreneurship

West Africa

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

During my MBA program, I worked at the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) as an SMEToolkit sub-consultant. EDC’s mission is to provide business development and support services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. As a sub-consultant, I provided business advisory services to micro and small businesses in Lagos. Inspired by this experience, I co-founded ColSuc Consulting (as my Entrepreneurship course project) to provide affordable business advisory services to small-scale businesses on general management and strategy. Some of my achievements include: (1) Grew start-up capital by 3400% from $13 to $972.(2) Advised a culinary small-scale enterprise on a lean start-up strategy leading to a cost saving of $166 per month.

Nigeria

I was employed by the Mastercard Foundation through the Enterprise Development Centre as part of a team to determine the Foundation’s entry strategy into Nigeria. Specifically, I worked on the Young Africa Works Project which had an audacious goal of creating 30 million jobs in Africa by 2030.- Generated actionable insights for Mastercard Foundation’s entry strategy into Nigeria through an industry mapping exercise conducted on six sub-sectors of the Creative industries. - Developed a model for creating direct jobs in the Nigerian film, fashion, and photography industry based on data collected from research and stakeholder interviews with more than 66 industry actors compiled in a 39-page recommendation report and adopted by the Enterprise Development Centre. - Initiated and facilitated strategic stakeholder sessions to advance the Young Africa Works project with all internal and external consultants involved.Skills: Research . Critical Thinking . Writing . Strategic Consulting

Lagos

As the CEO of The Write House, I managed the firm’s training offerings and offered continuing professional legal development to judges and lawyers with a focus on legal writing. - Developed and led the firm’s business development strategies. In 2017, I developed a new revenue stream that contributed 42% of the firm’s revenue (worth N12+ million/US $34k). - Managed the program team (of both senior and junior associates) and successfully launched legal-writing workshops for 1000+ lawyers across 3 states in Nigeria.- Coordinated the firm’s marketing and clerking for a Commission at the Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos ZoneSkills: Business Development . Networking . Writing . Critical Thinking

Lagos

- Led the arbitration division of the firm developing its portfolio from 0 to N2 million representing 19% of the 2017 revenue. - Represented the firm’s client on matters related to arbitration and tax.- Increased the firm’s visibility through published articles on arbitration practice and taxation at https://ssrn.com/author=2536143- Accelerated the speed of judgment delivery at Tax Appeal Tribunal through research provided to a sitting Commissioner

Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

As a State Counsel, I prosecuted criminal cases on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecution of the state. In addition, I proffered legal advice to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the State government on request.Skills: Research. Legal writing. Advocacy

Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Strategy Consulting Group

Mba Exchange Programme, Mba

Master Of Business Administration - Mba (Candidate), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: - Quarter finalist, Global Marketing Competition, 2018 - Awarded the LBS 2018 Integrity Award - Secretary, MBA.

Barrister-At-Law, Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B), Law

Activities and Societies: - Graduated within the top 1% with a 4.1 cumulative GPA - First prize winner of the 2011 Environment Law paper.