About Omobola

Omobola is currently on the Board of  Andela and Kobo360. She also serves on the Board of a number of leading Nigerian and multi-national corporations and is a member of the Board of the World Wide Web Foundation and the  Founding Chairperson and Trustee, Women in Management and Business, WIMBIZ.

Omobola Johnson is Senior Partner of TLcom Capital LLP based in Lagos.

Prior to joining TLcom, Omobola was  Minister of Communication Technology, Nigeria from 2011 to 2015, focusing on the launch and execution of the National Broadband Plan, and the support of the  Nigerian technology industry, including the pioneering involvement of the government in a local VC fund and a network of start-up incubators. Prior to serving in the Nigerian government, she gained over 25 years of consulting experience with Accenture including five years as Country Managing Director, working with companies in a variety of industries, transforming them into more competitive and dynamic organizations.