Muyiwa Faulkner

Muyiwa Faulkner has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Muyiwa is currently a co-founder at Blackcopper since May 2020. Prior to that, they worked as the Head of Business Development at Migo from January 2019 to September 2020. From April 2016 to May 2020, Muyiwa held the position of Partner - Business Development/Product Development at NEA GENIA. Muyiwa also served as a Senior Executive, Growth at Flutterwave from February 2018 to December 2018. In addition, Muyiwa has experience as the Chief Business Development Officer at TeamAPT from July 2017 to January 2018 and as the Head of Payment Solutions and Apps at NetPlus Advisory from February 2017 to June 2017. Furthermore, they gained valuable experience at Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank), where they worked as an E-Payment Solutions Administrator from June 2012 to April 2016 and as an Executive Trainee (Funds Transfer Officer) from December 2011 to May 2012. Prior to GTBank, they worked as a Business Development Executive at Tavia Technologies from February 2011 to July 2011 and as a Team-Lead (Multinationals-SBU)/Commercial Officer at 21st Century Technologies Ltd from February 2010 to February 2011. Muyiwa's early career includes a role as a Business Developer at BUG ZAPPERS from 2009 to February 2010. Muyiwa'swork experience showcases their expertise in business development, sales, product development, and strategy implementation across various organizations.

Muyiwa Faulkner's education history is as follows:

From 2021 to 2022, Muyiwa attended Wharton Executive Education and completed the Management Development Program. The field of study during this program was Business Administration and Management, General.

Between the years 2004 and 2008, Muyiwa pursued a Bachelor's degree at Olabisi Onabanjo University. The field of study for the degree was Physics.

In 2013, Muyiwa obtained a Diploma from SIMON PAGE BUSINESS SCHOOL, specializing in Digital Marketing.

Muyiwa also completed a Graduate Management Training program at AFTER SCHOOL GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE in 2009.

Muyiwa completed their Senior Secondary School Certificate at Dupmos Comprehensive High School between 1997 and 2002.

In addition to the above education, Muyiwa has obtained various certifications. These include "Scaling a Business: How to Build a USD 1 Billion+ Unicorn" from Emeritus in May 2022, "Financial Accounting Foundations," "Managerial Economics," "Strategic Planning Foundations," and "Business Development Foundations" from LinkedIn in January 2021, and "Delegating Tasks to Your Team," "Developing a Competitive Strategy," "Onboarding New Hires," "Hiring Your Team," "Key Account Management," and "New Manager Foundations" also from LinkedIn in February 2018. Moreover, Muyiwa obtained a certification in "Design Kit" from NovoEd in August 2015.