Dr. Ijeoma Nwagwu earned her doctorate in Law (S.J.D) and Masters in Law (L.L​.M) degrees from Harvard Law School and was awarded the Landon H. Gammon prize for academic excellence. After attending the Nigerian Law School, Ijeoma worked as legal counsel for the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), where she also produced documentaries on law, human rights and development themes with Channels Television Lagos and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA). She has also conducted research trainings for the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) in Senegal. An active member of the community, Ijeoma volunteers on youth/education programmes and is passionate about finding creative solutions to educational challenges in Africa. She currently manages the First Bank Sustainability Centre at Lagos Business School