Olu is the Lead Partner and Chairs the Management Investment Committee at InVcap. She oversees the management of the firm’s private equity and funds and has responsibility for business development and investment strategy.Her career in the financial industry spans over 20 years’ with extensive experience in Investment Banking, Global transaction banking, Structured Finance and International Trade and Treasury.
As Group Executive of Investment management at Intercontinental Group between 2007 and 2009, Olu managed IBG’s fund portfolio of $8bn and had responsibility for Funds investments.
As Vice President, in Treasury and Funds Management she was involved in the development and evaluation of the 5-year strategic plan for the group. At various times she was a member of the credit and Investment committee with the responsibility for group-wide fund investment and fixed income sales. She was directly involved in the approval process of more than 250 financial sector investment deals. As Group Treasurer she was involved in the successful fund-raise of $1.3bn in debts and equity from the global markets in 2009.
Her career has taken her to different countries including UK and France where as a Senior Management Intern at BNP Paribas, she understudied the Investment Management and Asset trading group as part of the process for managing the national Foreign Assets Stock (Foreign Reserves).
She holds a Doctorate degree in Management from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Nigeria’s University of Ife, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. She graduated from Wharton School’s Advanced Management program, IMD Switzerland’s Business Marketing and Lagos Business School’s (with IESE Spain) Senior Management program, as well as a certification in Advanced Investment Management from CPD, UK.