
Olawunmi Ilesanmi
Member, Board of Director
Olawunmi is a transformational leader, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner, intentional to walk her talk as she leaves her footprints in the sands of time. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication with a focus on
International Agricultural Development, at Texas A&M University. Olawunmi is passionate about systems thinking and actionable efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly translating her research interests in food security, women's economic empowerment, and positive youth development to practice around the world. Olawunmi wears multiple hats as a wife, mom, business owner, advisor to startups, youth mentor, and leader of socially responsible groups of women providing several outreach initiatives in food, education, health, and wellness in Nigeria. Strategically, she continues to immerse herself in knowledge and research, under the mentorship of world-class leaders in business and agriculture to gain value-driven initiatives and implement cutting-edge expertise to inspire humans and support sustainable agricultural transformation, improve social and economic prosperity and contribute meaningfully to our dynamic ecosystem.