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CHINWE ESIMAI
BRILLIANCE BEYOND BORDERS®

Harvard Law School alumnus, Juris Doctor.

Served as Chief Compliance Officer for the Legacy Franchises global operating segment at Citi; previously oversaw compliance with anti-bribery and corruption laws across all business lines and in over 160 countries.

Passionate speaker at the world’s leading organizations.

Passionate Global Advocate for Women Leaders.

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About
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First person to hold the title of Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup.

American Banker Most Powerful Women in Banking

Crain's New York Business Notable Diverse Leaders in Banking & Finance

Diversity Woman Magazine Elite 100 Black Women Changing the Face of Corporate America

Nigerian Lawyers Association Trailblazer of the Year

Chair of the Board of Harambee USA (2014-2020), a non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting education and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Face2Face Africa Corporate Leadership Award

Tropics Magazine Most Powerful Africans Shaping the Future of Africa

Society of Africans in the Diaspora Mark of Excellence Award

Leading Ladies Africa Most Inspiring Women Award

 

Thought Leader, Trailblazing Global Executive, Inspiring Immigrant Women Leaders to Greatness.

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St. Thomas University

Law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law where she taught Securities Regulation, Law & Finance in Emerging Markets, and Business Associations.

Goldman Sachs

Served in various risk management roles, including anti-bribery and regulatory audits and inquiries.

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Managing Director within three years and oversaw anti-bribery risk management in over 160 countries. Currently, Chief Compliance Officer - Legacy Franchises.

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Keynote Speaker & Author
 

Chinwe speaks regularly at conferences, including three times at the United Nations. She is passionate about and discusses:

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  • The future of finance.

  • Regulatory landscape and risk management in fintech, crypto, blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence.

  • Anti-Corruption, fraud, and financial crimes.

  • African economic development. 

  • Leveraging fintech to promote public sector integrity.

  • Unlocking your genius: how to chart an innovative career.

  • Leadership strategies from remarkable immigrant women leaders: what all leaders leaders can learn from them.

  • Peak performance strategies.

  • Navigating change.

  • Talent as leverage: how organizations can create and leverage high-performing talent, including diverse talent, to create winning cultures, market differentiation, and more effectively advance their missions.

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Chinwe has written thought leadership articles on her blog and in Forbes:

Immigrant Genius
Authentic Leadership
Self-Awareness
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Chinwe's Press and Event Bios

Basic Bio

Chinwe Esimai is a multiple award-winning lawyer, trailblazing corporate executive, author, and speaker. She is a preeminent expert on risk management and financial crimes. She is a trusted advisor to companies, banks, and governments.

 

She is  the President and CEO of Scepter3 Global Advisors, a strategic risk management advisory firm providing a suite of compliance and risk management services to high growth financial technology companies, banks, and governments. She was managing director and Chief Compliance Officer for Legacy Franchises at Citigroup, Inc. Prior to that, she was Chief Anti-Bribery & Corruption Officer at Citigroup. She’s the first person to hold these titles in the bank’s history.

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Chinwe is the author of Brilliance Beyond Borders: Remarkable Women Leaders Share the Power of Immigrace (Harper Horizon) and host of the Brilliance Beyond Borders podcast.

 

She serves on the policy advisory council for Paradigm. She is an executive council member of the Ellevate Network, a member of the WIE Suite, and of Apollo Theater’s EmpowHer, a group of dynamic women supporting teens through a variety of initiatives. She also serves on the board of National Sawdust. 

 

She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science, summa cum laude, from The City College of New York and a juris doctor from Harvard Law School. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

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Chinwe One-Page Bio
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Social Media Links

Website: www.chinweesimai.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chinweesimaiofficial/

Twitter | X: @ChinweEsimai

Instagram: @chinweesimai

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chinwe-esimai

Podcast: www.chinweesimai.com/podcast

Chinwe has spoken, been featured, or quoted in the following leading publications and organizations:

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To book Chinwe to speak, contact Nicole Anderson at NAL Speaker’s Bureau

PRESS

"Africa's Global Ambassadors" was delivered as part of "UIU Talk: A Conversation with Igbo Trailblazers" to a group of 1,000 professionals at the Umu Igbo Unite (UIU) 2018 convention. UIU is an organization that promotes cultural preservation and appreciation, professional development, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement among Igbos in the diaspora.

Chinwe’s acceptance remarks at the Face List Awards Gala, where she received the Corporate Leadership award.

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A true Renaissance is nothing without its teachers and scholars. Chinwe presented the Scholar of the Year Award at the Society for Africans in the Diaspora (SAiD) gala to Harvard professor, Prof. Jacob Olupona. 

Contact

Contact

Immigrace by Chinwe LLC

37 Main Street

Suite 1080

Sparta, NJ 07871

Toll-Free Phone: 1-(877) 627-0203

Toll-Free Fax: 1-(877) 930-9430

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