Chi Nnadi is an experienced social entrepreneur dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technology to accelerate sustainable development in Africa. Nnadi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mara, a pan-African crypto exchange platform. He is also the visionary behind Sustainability International, a nonprofit that manages community-led solutions for solving UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, he co-founded Sela, a blockchain-based impact project verification tool, where they developed a project management platform for sustainability and inclusion. Before that, Nnadi served as a Management Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, where he conducted analysis and development strategies for a Fortune 500 Discount-store chain. He also served as an MTV VJ.
EARLY CAREER
He was VP of Media and Entertainment at Official Mobile Applications, where he focused on market strategy and partnerships in the global Entertainment market.
He worked as the Director of Content and Media at NoireTV Africa, where he developed a strategic content production plan and acquisition of African-themed titles for airplay.
He was a VJ at MTV, where he conducted interviews with notable musicians and politicians.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Nnadi has been invited to speak at the Oxford Union, the Skoll World Forum, the HBS Social Enterprise Conference and HBS Africa Conference.
He has also spoken at Harvard College, Yale University, and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Summit.
He has been featured at TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Fortune, Yahoo! Finance, and more.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.