Chi Nnadi

Chi is a social entrepreneur leveraging breakthrough technologies to address economic and human development challenges in Africa. He is a former management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and MTV VJ, and an alum of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and the University of California, Los Angeles’ School of Theater, Film and Television. Chi is also the visionary behind Sustainability International (SI). He co-founded SI to provide sustainable solutions to revitalize the Niger Delta. His Nigerian roots have made SI’s mission a personal one. Chinyere comes to SI from The Boston Consulting Group and The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. Chinyere also has a background in theater, film and television – he’s a former MTV VJ. The meshing of his business and creative backgrounds is at the heart of SI.

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2808, 2017

Alleviating corruption and poverty with technology

|28 Aug 2017|News|

It takes 16 hours to drive from Lagos to Abuja, but one hour to fly. According to Google Maps, the trip should take under 12 hours. However, police will stop you every 30 minutes or so to ask for bribes. If you don’t pay up, you risk jail or your tires being slashed. My younger brother calls it “oil money” — ancillary payments such as these grease the wheels of Nigerian society. The lack of accountability and corruption are entrenched in Nigerian society. Nigeria’s growing population of 185 million has encountered rising unemployment and violence. Youth under the age of 25 — more than 60% of the population — have been hit hardest. These are my cousins — talented and capable, with much to contribute. Society is leaving them behind.

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