Anike Edun

Anike Edun has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Anike is currently working as a Senior Analyst in Corporate Strategy at Capital Power. Prior to this, they worked as a Research Assistant in Conservation Finance at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. In this role, they focused on investigating current-generation nature-based offsets and exploring possibilities for innovation.

Anike also gained valuable experience at Virgin StartUp, where they were a member of the LSE Student Consulting Project team. Anike worked on developing a strategy for partnerships to attract more applicants to Virgin StartUp's programs.

Anike also worked as an MBA Research Intern at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

Anike's previous experience includes serving as Programs Director at the Mamalette Community Foundation and Mamalette, a start-up they founded. Mamalette focused on providing health and parenting information, events, and a digital community. During their time there, they successfully created an online community with high user satisfaction and leveraged data to make iterative improvements.

Anike has also worked at DealDey Limited as a Finance Team Lead and at KPMG as a Management Consultant and an intern in Financial Advisory Services.

Overall, Anike Edun has a strong background in strategy, research, consulting, and program management, with a particular interest in conservation finance and start-up development.

Anike Edun's education history includes a Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Regulation from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) obtained from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford from 2019 to 2020, with no specific field of study mentioned. Anike also participated in an exchange program at ESSEC Business School and earned a Bachelor's (Hons) degree in Business Studies and French from Trinity College Dublin.

In addition to their formal education, Anike holds various certifications. Anike became a 2020 Alumni Ambassador of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, obtained an African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative Entrepreneurship Certificate from The Center for Global Enterprise in April 2019, and completed the Project Management Foundations: Small Projects course offered by LinkedIn in the same month and year. Anike was also selected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship For Young African Leaders by the U.S. Department of State in July 2018 and participated in Blackbox Connect 21 program in February 2018. Anike has also earned certifications in topics such as social innovation, global health, and maternal health from Coursera, USAID, and other institutions in the years 2017 and 2019.