Ajuma Ataguba is the managing director of Founder Institute, Abuja and also the Principal Consultant of The Learning Gate(TLG) a Consulting Firm that enables startups, SMEs and big corporations, governments, development partners and others leverage on the firm’s 30+ years’ experience in launching products and executing successful programs in the Nigerian technology, agriculture and education sectors.

Ajuma Ataguba is a seasoned professional with over 30years varied experience in the public, private and non-profit / development sector in Nigeria including the EU,USAID,ITC,IFAD,VCDP and FMARD.

A Cochran Fellow, Mashav Scholar, Swedish Institute Alumna; mentor/coach of the British Council’s Creative Enterprise Support Program(CESP) and WeConnect International and AWEP (African Women Entrepeneurship Programme) Mentoring Partnership; a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitment with the U.S Department of State and the U.S Agency for Int ernational Development (USAID).

She is a graduate of Estate Management and has certifications in Social Entrepreneurship from Wharton and Copenhagen Business School; also trained in Digital Marketing by MyLead System Pro, USA.