Mr Udemezuo Nwuneli is the Managing Partner of Sahel Capital, a food and agribusiness focused private investment firm investing across sub-Saharan Africa. He has over twenty-seven (27) years of private equity, investment banking, and corporate finance experience. Through his work he has raised capital, led investment transactions, and advised on mergers & acquisitions transactions across a range of industries. He previously worked in the financial services, Downstream Petroleum, and Telecommunications sectors. Since 2010, he has worked extensively and led investment transactions in the food and agricultural sector in Africa. He has also actively contributed to the development of the impact investing ecosystem in Nigeria.

Prior to founding Sahel Capital, Mr. Nwuneli held roles at J.P. Morgan & Co., Ocean and Oil Holdings, MTS First Wireless, and AFIG Funds. He also serves as Chairman/Co-Founder of AACE Foods, a Nigeria based food manufacturing company, and Chairman/Co-Founder at Sahel Consulting an agriculture focused management consulting firm. Mr. Nwuneli also serves on the Nigeria National Advisory Board for Impact Investing and on the board of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). He is also an Independent Director at Hygeia HMO Ltd and First World Communities Ltd.

Mr. Nwuneli holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, and received a B.Sc. in Industrial Management, with a minor in Information Systems, from Carnegie Mellon University. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and an Archbishop Tutu Fellow. He was honoured by Harvard Business School in 2021 with its distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.