Olu Verheijen

About

Olu is an investment and general management executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the energy and financial services sectors. Her expertise includes origination, investments, portfolio management across the natural gas value chain, as well as market-entry, growth, and expansion strategies for early-stage distributed renewables companies. She is the Founder and CEO of the BFA Foundation – an organization that aims to provide access to transformational educational and professional experiences for economically disadvantaged, high potential, young Africans. She is also a fellow at AWB - an independent nonprofit dedicated to advancing narratives and improving realities for African women and girls globally. At AWB she leads Project 1000 which aims to build a database of qualified and experienced women to take up senior management and board positions in private and public sectors. She was a Partner at Persistent, an early-stage investor and venture builder in the off-grid energy se

Investment Focus

Location

Nigeria