Tunji Idowu

Tunji Idowu is the executive director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a nonprofit organization promoting economic development and peace in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. He is passionate about achieving sustainable impact in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, and champions this through PIND’s multi-sectoral collaborations with local, national, and global organizations--which have created replicable models for change. In overseeing PIND’s unique, award-winning Economic Development and Peacebuilding Programs, he brings to his role over 35 years of global work and leadership experiences in multiple sectors and disciplines:  non-profit management and social investments; corporate affairs/public relations; Human Resources and organizational capability; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)/change management; and leadership development.

 

A pioneer in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practice in corporate Nigeria, he also helped to enhance Chevron Corporation’s DEI efforts at the global level by driving key initiatives beyond the US. His time at Chevron, from where he joined PIND, also included multiple roles where he was actively involved in addressing some of the Niger Delta region’s most difficult challenges through Chevron’s highly-regarded Global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) community engagement process and working with various stakeholders in reforming systems that help in reducing poverty and conflict. 

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Tunji is passionate about developing successive generations and through his work, ministry, and personal networks, he is heavily invested in mentoring and capacity building. An MBA (honors) alumnus of Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, California, he also has a post-graduate diploma in Mass Communications, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR), a certified mediator, a certified facilitator, and a leadership coach.