Michelle Essomé
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Michelle Essomé | |
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| Born | Michelle Kathryn Taylor October 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | former Chief Executive Officer, African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) |
Michelle Kathryn Essomé (née Taylor)[1] is a former investment banker and the ex-CEO[2] of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA).[3] She is also an ambassador of Build Africa, an international development and education charity based in London, England.[4]
Essomé was born in New York[4] in October 1968.[5] She was raised in Washington D.C. and also lived in Niger for a short period as a child.[6]
Essomé was initially interested in politics, but, during her time at Howard University, her interest switched to finance. Consequently, she transferred to the Howard University's School of Business, where she obtained a BBA in Finance[7] and was a recipient of a Wall Street Journal scholarship.[8]
Later on, whilst working for Goldman Sachs, she won an MBA scholarship at Columbia Business School,[6] here she was a Robert F. Toigo fellow.[4] She graduated with an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School,[9] Essomé is the inaugural recipient of the Columbia Business School Young Alumni of the Year Award (2014).[8]