Abdul-Rahman Akande
Strategist @IFC - International Finance Corporation
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WORK HISTORY
Strategist @IFC - International Finance Corporation
Washington, DC, US
IFC Team Lead on WBG Global Challenge Program (GCP) on Food and Nutrition Security.Lead strategist for IFC\'s Sector Strategies in areas like the Circular Economy, Distressed Assets, AgTech, PE Funds, and others. The sector strategies help to articulate IFC\'s role and comparative advantage for various industries, as well as outline future priority areas, business targets, and long-term ambitions.Led IFC\'s Benchmarking Exercise that analyzes the volume commitments and performance metrics of 24 leading private sector International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to gauge comparative performance.Led the coordination of Management\'s responses to reports emerging from the WBG\'s Independent Evaluation Group. Served as IFC\'s Lead Coordinator for the tracking of Management\'s implementation of evaluation recommendations.
EDUCATION
Victory Grammar School, Ikeja
High School
The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Master's degree, Development Economics and International Development
The City College of New York
Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs
Södertörn University
Certificate in Urban Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
SKILLS
ABOUT ABDUL-RAHMAN AKANDE
Abdul Akande is an experienced Strategist with IFC, specializing in sector strategy development, project management, and stakeholder engagement. He presently manages IFC’s contribution to the global challenge programs on Food & Nutrition Security, and has led several cross-sectoral strategies on topics such as circular economy, agtech, distressed assets. He has been recognized for his active engagement in a number of professional leadership and corporate mentorship roles, and most recently obtained a certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute. He holds a master’s in development economics from The Fletcher School and a bachelor’s in international studies from City College of New York.
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