Modupe Ladipo is a financial inclusion expert and financial sector development specialist. She has 30 years’ diverse experience in financial services, consulting, strategy, and corporate development. She is the Managing Partner of Prosperar Consulting and currently focuses on providing comprehensive advisory & capital solutions to women-owned SMEs in Nigeria. Prior to joining EFInA, Modupe worked in the UK, predominantly in investment banking. Her experience includes mergers & acquisitions, retail and institutional brokerage, capital markets, developing & implementing corporate strategies and product development. She worked for Tata Consultancy Services, Merrill Lynch, ABN AMRO, the London Stock Exchange and Credit Suisse Financial Products. Modupe has extensive experience of providing strategic, fiscal, operational and thought leadership in complex and challenging environments. She has worked on assignments in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. Modupe holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Manchester Business School, UK and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from University College London, UK. She is an Independent Non-executive Director of AB Microfinance Bank, Nigeria; Senior Adviser to the Board of the Islamic Finance Council, UK; and Fellow of the Legatum Institute, UK