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Matthias Chika Mordi

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Matthias Chika Mordi
Chika
Born1967 (age 58–59)
Lagos State, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigeria, United States of America
EducationEconomics, Business admin, Public Policy, Public Communications
Alma materUniversity 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.
OccupationsCEO of National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria & Chairman of United Capital formerly (UBA Capital)[1]
Years active2013[2]- present & 2014[3]- present
OrganizationNational Competitiveness Council of Nigeria

Matthias Chika Mordi Listenⓘ (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

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  1. ↑ "Matthias Chika Mordi". Bloomberg News. 25 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nigerian Competitiveness Council Appoints Leading Investment Banker as Inaugural CEO". tonyelumelufoundation.org. 17 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "UBCAP Appoints Mr Chika Mordi as Chairman of the Board of Directors". proshareng.com.
  4. ↑ "National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria Home Page". Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. ↑ "United Capital PLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Chika Mordi – United Capital PLC". www.unitedcapitalplcgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  7. ↑ "cibng - The Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria". www.cibng.org. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  8. 1 2 "Matthias C. Mordi | World Economic Forum". www.weforum.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Alumni US | Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government". alumnius.net. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  10. ↑ "Harvard Shorenstein Center appoints Mordi to advisory board | BusinessDay". businessdayonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-14.
  11. ↑ "Top Nigerian Banker Chika Mordi Launches Accender Africa to Fight Poverty". thenigerianvoice.com.
  12. ↑ "LATEST - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  13. ↑ "National Competitive Council and the quest to improve Nigeria's global competitiveness ranking | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 19 January 2014.