Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria

Dr. Chinyere Almona has over 30 years of diversified leadership and management experience. She is an expert in corporate governance, sustainability, gender diversity, and has experience working across private, non-governmental, and international development sectors.

Dr. Almona was recently recognized as one of the 50 most influential women leaders in Governance, Risk and Compliance. She was on the 50 Women in Management Africa (WIMA) 2022 Award list and also made the list of 50 Inspiring Nigerian Women in 2022. She was listed among the 40 Top Women across Africa on the 2020 African Women in Banking and Finance Awards list in 2020.

Dr. Almona is the author of several Christian, leadership, and business books. She is an international speaker and an accredited IFC trainer. Dr. Almona is currently serving as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the foremost Chamber of Commerce in West Africa, established in 1888. Previously, she led the Africa Corporate Governance Program of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which provided a wide range of corporate governance reforms across thirteen (13) African countries. Before joining the IFC, Dr. Almona was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she established the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Practice.

Dr. Almona is a seasoned board member and adviser for several boards. She is an active angel investor under Rising Tide Africa, a female angel investors network. She is a Fellow of the following institutes. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), and The Institute of Directors (IOD - Ghana) - Honorary.

Dr. Almona has a specialist MBA in Corporate Social Responsibility from Nottingham University Business School, UK, and holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Business School Netherlands. She is a certified Leadership Coach with the Certified Coaches Federation Canada and a certified Cognitive Reflex Conditioning Practitioner.