Tijani Nwadei

Tijani has over a decade of leadership experience spanning Finance and Risk, Project Management, and Public Administration. He began his professional career in the United States as a Risk Analyst with NextEra Energy and went on to spend seven years in the energy sector across the United States, France, Switzerland, and Nigeria.

In 2016, after co-founding VIISAUS, Tijani accepted the role of Executive Aide and Technical Adviser to the Governor of Edo State, Nigeria, serving in this capacity pro bono publico. During his tenure in the public sector, he managed and successfully executed several strategic projects including the Benin Enterprise Park, the Edo Jobs Initiative, and the Edo State Oil Palm Project, which was later adopted nationally by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Economics from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science degree in Global Development Economics from Boston University.

At VIISAUS, Tijani provides strategic direction across advisory and government engagement projects, leveraging his expertise in finance, development economics, and public administration to design sustainable frameworks that drive policy impact, institutional reform, and inclusive growth.