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Uche Orji

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Independent Non-Executive Director at Access Bank Plc
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Uche Orji is a seasoned investor and finance executive with extensive experience in global investment banking at firms like UBS and JP Morgan. He was the pioneer Managing Director and CEO of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority for a decade. Today, he advises on African energy and infrastructure as the founder of VitesseAfrica and holds several non-executive director roles.

He is passionate about fostering African development and feels a civic duty to contribute his expertise, having returned to Nigeria after a long international career. He is a voracious reader, consuming two to three books a month on subjects ranging from geopolitics to history, and keeps fit by boxing in his spare time.

Interesting fact: When launching the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, he self-funded initial operations for nine months until the capital was officially transferred.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Independent Non-Executive Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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African Infrastructure
Founder of VitesseAfrica, which focuses on infrastructure, and serves as a Non-Executive Director for the Private Infrastructure Development Group, where he chairs the Risk Committee.
AI & Deep Tech
Co-founder of both Titangate Capital Management and UltraSafe AI, which actively invest in and develop artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and semiconductor companies.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Independent Non-Executive Director
Access Bank Plc
9-2024
Co-founder/ Executive Board Member
UltraSafe AI
1-2024
Managing Director
VitesseAfrica Ltd.
3-2023
Non Executive Director/ Chair of Risk Committee
The Private Infrastructure Development Group
1-2023
Co-Founder/Partner
Titangate Capital Management
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Education
1996 - 1998
MBA
Harvard Business School
1985 - 1990
B.Eng
University of Port Harcourt
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