Joe Biden appoints two Nigerian-Americans as advisers

President of the United States, Joe Biden, has named two Nigerian-Americans as advisers.

Osagie Imasogie and Chiney Ogwumike, among the 12 individuals chosen, have been appointed to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States, as per the announcement on the official White House website.

Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said their appointment into the 12-member advisory council is a motivation for other Nigerians.

“The nomination of the two great Nigerians into the advisory council is a welcome development,” she said on Wednesday in a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.

Chinenye Ogwumike, a two-time WNBA All-Star for the Los Angeles Sparks, also serves as a full-time, multi-platform ESPN commentator and NBA analyst.

Ogwumike received the WNBA Rookie of the Year award in 2014 and has earned All-Star status twice (2014, 2018). Proudly of Nigerian-American heritage, she completed her International Relations degree at Stanford University under the mentorship of Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

On the other hand, Osagie Imasogie holds the position of Chairman at the Investment Bank and SEC/FINRA registered Broker-Dealer, Quoin Capital and Quoin Advisors.

Imasogie is a co-founder of PIPV Capital, a private equity firm with a strong focus on the life sciences vertical, boasting investments exceeding $1 billion within that industry.

Educationally, Imasogie holds LLM degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.