Aisha Mohammed-Oyebode, CEO, Murtala Muhammed Foundation and Group CEO, Asset Management Group (Nigeria)

From the almost fairytale life as the daughter of a top military officer, Aisha was thrust into bitter reality when her father, then Head of State, was killed in a coup attempt. In the aftermath, she experienced the reverse of the life she once knew by having to do things herself. This lesson has shaped her adult life, and, having attained the best formal education could offer, she now coordinates the activities of a top NGO, the MMF, with particular attention to the ‘real’ needy.