Our mission

In addition to creating community, the Africa Business Club is dedicated to increasing visibility, awareness, and understanding of Africa's multifaceted cultures, stories, and businesses.

Lifetime membership is $40, and a year-long membership is $25.

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Club Benefits

Event discounts

Discounts on marquee ABC events such as Jollof Wars and AfroBeats

Recruiting support

Access to recruiting events with companies that have African offices and interests

Robust network

Access to a robust network of current and former African students from the Ross School of Business

OUR TEAM

Eugene
Baafi-Kwakye

eugenebk@umich.edu

Jennifer
Ugheoke

VP, Marketing & Communications

jugheoke@umich.edu

Jennifer Ugheoke is a Nigerian American from Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to Ross, she spent over four years in the financial technology space as a project manager responsible for moving data and implementing technical solutions in financial institutions. JenniferÔÇÖs interests are in marketing with a focus on healthcare. During her free time, Jennifer loves reading, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Mena
Melaku

menawm@umich.edu

Onyinye
Okpoechi

VP, Prospective Students

onyinyeo@umich.edu

Onyinye is originally from Owerri, Nigeria but lived and worked in Lagos for six and a half years. Prior to Ross, she worked in HR consulting for 4.5 years where she helped design one of the first gender equity scorecards for the Nigerian private sector. After that, she did a 6-month stint at a mid-size Nigerian bank that pioneered the first fully-digital bank in Africa. Outside of work and school, she loves to cook (and eat), finding and trying out new teas, spending time in nature, watching documentaries and romcoms on Netflix, and all things astronomy.

Ogochukwu
Okoye

VP, Events & Programming

okoyeo@umich.edu

Before coming to Ross, I spent five years working in human capital consulting - helping clients as they navigate large-scale digital transformation through effective change management. I chose Ross to learn more about corporate strategy and people strategy, but also because of the diverse, dynamic, and kind students I met in my application journey, huge alumni community, and culture of learning by doing. Feel free to ask me about Consortium, recruiting for different paths, moving to the Midwest for the first time, and anything Afrobeats. Good luck on your MBA application journey and always GO BLUE!

Haggai
Chomba

VP, Alumni Engagement & Corporate Relations

chomba@umich.edu

Haggai was born and bred in Zambia. Prior to Ross, he worked to scale the impact investment ecosystem in Zambia with a focus on market building, designing innovative finance facilities and researching market trends through data and analytics. Haggai is an avid hiker and interested in the intersection of finance and sustainability.

Paa
Minnow

VP, Finance & Operations

pkminnow@umich.edu

PK joined the 2024 class from Accra, Ghana. Prior to Michigan Ross, he worked in the financial services, real estate, and construction industries. PK has a track record in orchestrating business development tactics and leading teams to execute tasks successfully. Back in Ghana, he played a pivotal role in helping Ghana Home Loans, a mortgage financial services company, transition to GHL Bank. PK will spend the summer in New York as an Investment Banking Summer Associate and hopes to land a full-time offer post-MBA. PK is a foodie and spends his spare time visiting the bars and restaurants in Ann Arbor with friends.

Morounkeji
Gbadebo

VP, Events & Programming

keji@umich.edu

Keji was born in Nigeria and lived there till his mid-teen years. Before joining Ross, He spent four years working in the Manufacturing/Tech sector, focused on operations as a civilian while also serving in the Army part-time. Keji is interested in Tech and will continue to pursue this goal post-MBA. Keji loves living an active lifestyle, riding motorcycles, playing with his dogs & traveling.

Peju
Ogundipe

Co-President

oyepejuo@umich.edu

Peju grew up in the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. Prior to Ross, she oversaw projects that improved access to childhood vaccines and HIV therapy in Africa. Most recently, she worked to increase clinical research diversity as a Senior Clinical Research Associate at 54gene. Peju is interested in healthcare, in particular pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health equity. Post-MBA, she is looking to join commercial leadership in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Miriam
Odabe

Co-President

modabe@umich.edu

Prior to Business school, Miriam was a marketing professional with years of experience leading various marketing strategies for brands across diverse industries with her most recent role being the Brand Manager for Budweiser in Nigeria. MiriamÔÇÖs internship and post-MBA focus is Consulting/Corporate Strategy, and is skilled in Business Development, Growth Strategy, Product Development, Operations, and Management.

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