Prof Patrick Utomi has emerged as the third Chairman of Goddy Jidenma Foundation (GJF). He was unanimously appointed the chairman following the most recent Board of Trustees meeting of the Foundation held in Lagos.
Utomi is a well known public analyst. He is a Founding Senior Faculty of the Lagos Business School-Pan Atlantic University where he was the Director of the Centre for Applied Economics. He had earlier on served in senior positions in government as an Adviser to the President of Nigeria; the private sector as the Chief Operation Officer of Volkswagen of Nigeria.
He is the author of several management and public policy books including the award winning Managing Uncertainty: Competition and Strategy in Emerging Economics, 1998 and the 2006 book ‘Why Nations Are Poor’.
Utomi has inspired many across generations in Nigeria to make positive contributions to their country. He lives what he teaches and preaches, serving as a Business Angel to many start-up companies that have since grown from their modest beginnings to iconic stature. He was the candidate for President of Nigeria in 2007 and 2011.
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