Dave is widely regarded as a thought leader in the subject of mobilizing domestic institutional
capital to fuel economic development and deepen African capital markets. Dave initially
qualified as a Civil Engineer and a Chartered Accountant in Nigeria; and is a CFA Charterholder.
He is currently the CEO of Access Pensions in Nigeria where he manages more than N1trillion
($1.4B) in multi-strategy funds invested in Equities, Fixed income, Private Equity, Real Estate
and Infrastructure. He also chairs the Board of Melon Capital Limited; an early stage Investment
company; was a past Chairman of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria and sits on
the Board of Trustee of the CFA Institute Research Foundation based in the USA.