Dr. Anino Emuwa

Dr Anino Emuwa is the Founder and Managing Director of Avandis Consulting, a strategy and
financial advisory firm in France. A former corporate banker with Citibank, she is an experienced
Non-Executive Director and sits on the board of several organisations including Nottingham Trent
University, U.K.
Anino is an advocate for gender diversity in leadership and is a member of the Institute of Directors’
Expert Advisory Group on Diversity and Inclusion. She convenes global and regional communities for
women in leadership including 100 Women@Davos, and is recognised as one of 125 people to
follow on LinkedIn about Diversity and Inclusion.
An award-winning international speaker on D&I, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies, Dr
Emuwa has spoken at prestigious institutions and conferences including Forbes, Facebook, Reykjavik
Forum for Women Global Leaders and University of Cambridge. Her articles have also been
published in international publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur and Global Banking and
Finance Review.
Anino has been a mentor for several international organisations and programmes including Cartier
Women’s Initiative, the Chartered Management Institute and the University of Cambridge Enterprise
Women’s Programme. She is also a Cherie Blair Foundation Mentor Alumni.
She received her Doctorate in Business Administration from Nottingham Business School where she
is an alumni fellow. Anino holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a BSc Economics
from the London School of Economics, and is presently carrying out research at the University of
Cambridge.