Nneka Abulokwe

Abulokwe is the founder and CEO, MicroMax Consulting.^[3] In 2013, she joined the board/executive committee of Sopra Steria as an executive director.^[1] In 2017, Abulokwe became the Chair, Board Nomination Committee Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). As the chair of the board, she introduced the board nomination process by corporate governance activities. Abulokwe promoted diversity and leadership inclusion among the management of the organization.^[1] In 2020 she was appointed Non-Executive Director, University of Cambridge, on the Audit and Risk Committee and Non-Executive Director for Private Equity backed Davies Group.^[4] In 2022, Abulokwe was appointed Non-Executive Director to the group board of FTSE listed outsourcing and professional services company, Capita,^[5] where she is the Chair of the Responsible Business/Environmental, social and governance (ESG) board committee.^[6] She was also appointed External Advisor, Global SteerCo, Shell plc and in 2023 to the Board of Visitors of the University of Oxford Ashmolean Museum.^[7] In 2025, Abulokwe was named on the longlist for the “Most Influential Women in UK Tech”, recognising her contributions to digital governance and leadership in the UK technology sector.^[8]

In 2019, Abulokwe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for Services to Business.^[9][10][11] In 2018, she was ranked fourth in the Financial Times Top 100 Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Tech Leaders.^[12] She was also among the final list of Governance Professional of the Year 2018 Award by the Governance Institute.^[3] In 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Abulokwe was featured on the Power-list 100 as one of the most influential black business leaders, placing her among the UK's 100 most influential black people.^[13][14] Abulokwe was listed among the 100 most influential people of African and Caribbean origin in the UK.^[15] In 2021, Abulokwe was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Cranfield University School of Management, in recognition of her service to business and industry.^[16] Abulokwe was awarded Fellowship of The Chartered Institute for IT, The British Computer Society, FBCS in 2014.^[17]