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Short Bio

Chrissie is a seasoned finance professional with over eight years of experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Project Finance, and Venture Capital. In addition to her work in Energy and Climate Finance, She advises startup founders on refining business models to directly address key pain points, leveraging her dual expertise in Strategic Design and Venture Partnership to optimize value and profit.

With extensive experience in Africa and North America, Chrissie offers a unique perspective, particularly for founders targeting African markets. Her diverse background and holistic approach make her an invaluable global mentor for entrepreneurs navigating the complexities of the business landscape.

Medium Bio

Chrissie Kayode is a finance professional with nearly a decade of experience in Energy and Renewables. Combining her expertise in Economics and Strategic Design, she develops innovative financial solutions for global climate and energy challenges.

Her career spans Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, and Venture Capital. Chrissie also advises startup founders, helping them refine business models by leveraging her unique understanding of both African and North American markets.

Chrissie is a Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow, an Emerging Voice in Sustainable Finance, and a mentor at TechStars, Village Capital, and Nasdaq Milestone Makers. In 2019, she founded the She Innovators Foundation, empowering girls in rural communities through education and renewable energy initiatives.
She holds degrees in Economics and Strategic Design and teaches finance at Parsons School of Design.

Full Bio

Chrissie Kayode is a visionary finance professional with nearly a decade of experience and specialization in Energy and Renewables. Renowned for her brilliance in crafting innovative financial solutions, Chrissie’s unique ability to merge creativity with financial acumen, drawing from her Economics and Strategic Design background, positions her as a leading figure in interdisciplinary problem-solving.

Throughout her distinguished career, Chrissie has excelled across the finance spectrum, from Investment banking to Corporate, Project Finance, Structured Finance, and Venture Capital. Beyond her work in Energy and Climate Finance, she plays a pivotal role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem as a trusted advisor to startup founders, guiding them in refining business models and unlocking value by leveraging her dual expertise in Strategic Design and Finance. Her deep knowledge of African and North American markets enables her to offer a unique perspective, particularly for entrepreneurs navigating the dynamic African business landscape.

Her leadership and expertise have earned her numerous prestigious accolades and awards. Chrissie serves as a Global Mentor at TechStars, the world’s most active pre-seed investor with a $115.7B market cap, as well as a Mentor at Village Capital (ClimateTech) and Nasdaq Milestone Makers. In 2024, she was named a Fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute and an Emerging Voice in Sustainable Finance by Trellis Group, USA.

Chrissie has been recognized as a Sanofi Scholar and Future Woman in Tech, as well as a One Young World Ambassador, UK. Additionally, she was recognized as a top 3 Innovator at GLC 2021 and honored as a Young Global Leader by the University of Oxford and the St. Gallen Symposium. She is also a Young Professional at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She was named a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

In 2019, Chrissie founded the She Innovators Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls and women in rural communities. The Foundation forged strategic partnerships with Google and IBM to offer monetary scholarships for education and to introduce the girls to renewable energy concepts through storytelling and animations. In 2020, in response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation provided free alternative education to over 200 children in rural Nigeria who lacked access to digital learning resources.

Chrissie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan and a Master’s in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons School of Design.

An advocate for knowledge sharing, Chrissie is an adjunct professor of finance at Parsons School of Design, the leading design school in the U.S. and a top-three global institution.

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