Matthias Chika Mordi
Matthias Chika Mordi | |
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Chika | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria, United States of America |
| Education | Economics, Business admin, Public Policy, Public Communications |
| Alma mater | University of Ilorin, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, IESE Business School, Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, American University Washington D.C. |
| Occupations | CEO of National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria & Chairman of United Capital formerly (UBA Capital)[1] |
| Years active | 2013[2]- present & 2014[3]- present |
| Organization | National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria |
Matthias Chika Mordi ⓘ (born 1967) is a banker from Delta State, in Nigeria. An economist by training, he is the Chief Executive Officer of National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria[4] and is the Chairman of United Capital PLC.[5][6] He is an Honourable Senior member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria[7] and former alternate president of the West African Institute of Bankers (2005-2008).
Mordi has an MBA and four Master's degrees in Public Sector Leadership and Policy, IESE Business School, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Gov't, Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and American Univ.BSc in Economics, University of Ilorin.[8][9]
In 2016, Mordi was appointed to the advisory board of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center.[10] Mordi served on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Board.[8]
Mordi is a fiscal conservative and radical proponent of free markets, liberal democracy and is committed to reducing extreme poverty[11] and transformative development in Africa.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Matthias Chika Mordi". Bloomberg News. 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Nigerian Competitiveness Council Appoints Leading Investment Banker as Inaugural CEO". tonyelumelufoundation.org. 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "UBCAP Appoints Mr Chika Mordi as Chairman of the Board of Directors". proshareng.com.
- ↑ "National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria Home Page". Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "United Capital PLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Chika Mordi – United Capital PLC". www.unitedcapitalplcgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "cibng - The Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria". www.cibng.org. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- 1 2 "Matthias C. Mordi | World Economic Forum". www.weforum.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Alumni US | Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government". alumnius.net. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Harvard Shorenstein Center appoints Mordi to advisory board | BusinessDay". businessdayonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-14.
- ↑ "Top Nigerian Banker Chika Mordi Launches Accender Africa to Fight Poverty". thenigerianvoice.com.
- ↑ "LATEST - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ↑ "National Competitive Council and the quest to improve Nigeria's global competitiveness ranking | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 19 January 2014.