Partner
Omawumi Kola Lawal
Board Advisor, V8 Capital
- Firm
- V8 Capital
- Title
- Board Advisor
- Role
- Advisor
Record updated 22 September 2026
About
Omawumi is a non executive board adviser and sits on V8 Capital Partners Investment Committee. She is a sustainability professional with over 20 years’ multi-sector experience in shaping, guiding and directing environmental, social and safety risk management in Africa. She pioneered the Environmental and Social Risk Management functions for the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and African Capital Alliance (ACA), helping to embed sustainability considerations into core finance processes.
Background
- Education
- Omawumi holds a Bachelors in Pharmacology from the University of Lagos and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Technology, from Imperial College, London, graduating with a distinction. She is also a keen researcher and holds a PhD in Environmental Management from the University of Salford, Manchester.Source (opens in a new tab)
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