Endeavor Nigeria Appoints Ireayomide Oladunjoye As Its New Managing Director & CEO

By  |  February 7, 2023

Endeavor, the global entrepreneurship network, has announced that its Nigeria Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Ireayomide Oladunjoye as Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor Nigeria, effective 6 February 2023. Ireayomide takes over from Tosin Faniro-Dada, who has led the organization’s operations for two years. Before joining Endeavor, Ireayomide was Head of Startups at Lagos Innovates. She was responsible for developing and implementing Government-led programs to support an enabling environment for Tech Startups and Innovation Driven Enterprises to thrive in Lagos State. 

Established in 1997, Endeavor is a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement.  Headquartered in New York City, the network currently operates in 41 growth markets throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. To date, Endeavor has screened more than 60,000 individuals and selected more than 2,388 founders leading over 1,477+ scale-up companies. 

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