Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu is the Chief Investment Officer & Head of Fragility for Africa at the IFC. She leads the strategic development and implementation of IFC’s work on impactful, and sustainable private sector solutions to create jobs and economic inclusion in fragile, conflict-affected and forced displacement contexts in Africa. She has been in the role since July 2023.
Previously, Ms. Jagun-Dokunmu served as IFC’s Regional Director for Eastern Africa leading the coordination and implementation of IFC’s strategy, oversaw its operations across sectors and offices and managed key relationships with clients, partners, and governments to deliver private sector-led growth across the region. She has served in various other regional leadership capacities to expand IFC’s franchise, including as IFC’s pioneer Resident Representative in Liberia and Sierra Leone, extending IFC’s reach, for the first time, to countries with fragile and conflict affected contexts.
Earlier in her IFC career, Ms. Jagun-Dokunmu worked on Public Private Partnerships, advising governments in transactions that introduced private sector capital and expertise to increase access to affordable services in the water & sewerage, energy, and transport sectors.
Prior to joining IFC in 1998, Ms. Jagun-Dokunmu worked in the Nigerian banking sector providing project and corporate finance services to clients mainly in the beverages, fast moving consumer goods, and tire sectors. A Nigerian national, she holds an MBA from the London Business School, UK, and a B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.