The Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes, has revealed that she landed her first job in investment banking at the age of 18 with Lehman Brothers, saying the experience laid the foundation for her career in private equity and impact investing.
PUNCH Online reports that Okunbo-Rhodes went viral two weeks ago following her interview with a popular US-based content creator.
Speaking on the Nigerian Audacity podcast published on YouTube on Tuesday, Okunbo-Rhodes said she later joined J.P. Morgan at the age of 20 before moving into private equity, where she discovered the potential of investing in African businesses.
She said, “I’ve always been interested in finance. My first job was in investment banking. I think I got my first job in investment banking at 18 years old at Lehman Brothers, and then at 20 years old, I was already working for J.P. Morgan.”
She explained that her experience investing in Africa exposed her to the concept of combining financial returns with social impact.
