Mrs. Odunayo Sanya
Executive Director, MTN Nigeria Foundation
Mrs. Odunayo Sanya’s career spans the Education, Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Development/Social Impact sectors in Nigeria. She currently serves as the Foundation’s Executive Director, leading the team to deliver strategic initiatives in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria’s National Priorities, and MTN Nigeria’s Corporate Social Investment objectives. Prior to this, she functioned as MTN Nigeria’s General Manager, Planning & Customer Management. Odunayo joined MTN Nigeria in 2005.
She is an alumna of the Lagos Business School and the Institute of Management Development (IMD) Switzerland. She has attended executive trainings at the Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Cornell University, and Imperial College London. Mrs. Sanya holds a first degree in Political Science from the University of Abuja, and an MBA in Leadership & Sustainability from the University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom. In addition, she is a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach, a certified DISC Trainer and a PROSCI certified change management practitioner.
Mrs. Sanya is an author; her book The Alphabets of Leadership for Young Minds is listed in the United States Library of Congress.