Akinyemi, Tayo
Consultant, infoDev
Tayo is an entrepreneurship enthusiast who began her career at an NGO dedicated to advancing women in corporate business. Since then she has focused on understanding how businesses are built and sustained. She is currently a consultant for infoDev, a program of the World Bank, supporting the development of a pan-African accelerator. Prior to infoDev, Tayo served as the first Executive Director of AfriLabs, a pan-African network of tech hubs with 40 hubs in 20 countries. From developing a community-inclusive business strategy for a greenfield sugarcane ethanol venture in Mozambique to executing the US entry strategy for a digital marketing company in Brazil, Tayo has also explored the social impact of commercial business. Tayo has an MBA from Cornell University, and a BA from Princeton University.