Abosede Alimi

Abosede is an experienced tri-sector leader with over 15 years’ experience working across
the non-profit, private and public sectors as a development professional. She is currently the
Director, Strategy, Funding and Stakeholder Management of the Lagos State Employment
Trust Fund (LSETF), an agency set up by the Government of Lagos to address
unemployment in Africa’s largest city. She started her career with Action Aid
International Nigeria before moving to the private sector where she coordinated
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability for Keystone Bank, First Bank
and Samsung Electronics West Africa. Abosede has a degree in Political
Science/Public Administration from Igbinedion University and an MSc in Communication for
Innovation and Development from the University of Reading. She has also taken
courses in leadership, innovation and development management.