Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga

Who is Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga?

Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga is the current Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. He was first nominated by General Obasanjo and appointed by President Jonathan as Minister of Finance from 6 April 2010 to June 2011.

During his tenure as Finance Minister, Aganga was also the Chairman of the Nigerian National Economic Management Team. Aganga represented Nigeria as a Governor on the Governing Boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and was the Chairman of the Joint Board of Governors of the World Bank and the IMF during the October 2010 Annual Meetings.

Aganga was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where he obtained a B.Sc Degree in Biological Sciences in 1977 and the University of Oxford, United Kingdom where he obtained a degree in Theology in 2000. Aganga qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983.

Aganga previously worked in Arthur Young in Nigeria, Ernst & Young in London UK, and Goldman Sachs International in London, where he was Managing Director in hedge funds. Aganga also previously served as Governor on the board of the African Development Bank. Aganga was also a Board Member of the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission Technical Committee on Nigerian Capital Market Structure and a former Chairman of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe Prime Brokerage Committee. Aganga currently serves on a number of boards and committees including Technoserve and The Prince’s Trust Invest in Futures Committee.