Dr. Wonders Pibowei

A Vice-Chair at Lowase Management Consulting with a global track record in sustainability advisory, energy project management, oil and gas financial services, organizational development, and executive management. Serves as a Chief Financial Advisor at Communal Inc. (fintech), Regional Advisor for Africa at Evegrocer Inc. (foodtech), and mentors a few tech startups from Africa to Asia. He is a Business Council Member on Venture Capital at the International Trade Council, Business Council Member on Banking and Trade Finance at the International Trade Council, a Nigerian Focal Point at the UN African Regional Partnership for Sustainability and SDG Reporting, and Steering Committee Member on Cybersecurity Onramp at the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience. Prior to this, he was a Transformation Consultant to Nature Renaissance International from 2023 to 2024 with a 4 billion naira production capacity; and managed oil & gas EPIC contracts portfolio of about 20 million dollars at Strides Energy and Maritime Limited from 2022 to 2023. Holds a PhD & Master’s degree in Accounting at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (Nigeria), Post Graduate Diploma in National Health Laboratory Systems for Covid-19 at the Empower School of Health (Geneva), and Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy at the Renaissance University Enugu (Nigeria). Certified in Sustainable Finance by Oxford University, Sustainable Development by Cambridge University, Mid-Level Management by World Health Organization, Sustainability Program and Trustees Training by ICAEW UK, Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst by Corporate Finance Institute, Women Entrepreneurship by Cornell University, Climate Resilience Infrastructure by Global Environment Facility, Climate Smart Agriculture by United Nations, Urban Agriculture Soiless Program by University of the District of Columbia, Public Policy Analysis by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia, and Inclusive Cybercrime Policymaking by Chatham House UK.

I have a global track record as a Mentor, Judge and Business Advisor with the Mercy Corps MicroMentor Platform from 2023 to date, Kellogg Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge with Northwestern University USA from 2022 to date, the East Africa Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator in 2021 with Acumen UK and IKEA Foundation, amongst others. My team has also mentored startups in the VC4A Mentor Driven Capital Program (Grill and Chow) in 2022, and United Nations SDSN Youth Investment Readiness Program (ThinkBikes Electric) in 2022, amongst others. I have also designed and managed the African Truecaller Leadership Fellows Programme with young African professionals from 2022 to 2023, and led management talent and strategy advisory in growth companies from 2023 to 2024. Through my expertise and influence, we are empowering startups and growth companies into their next level of business transformation across untapped value chains in the Global South or Global North.