Combining Purpose and Profit to Improve Education in Africa
Darden School alumnus Chinesom Ejiasa (MBA ’09) remembers the feeling of unease watching his father and mother work endlessly to support extended family in Nigeria who didn’t have nearly the economic opportunities to support themselves.
Ejiasa’s parents immigrated to the United States in the 1970s after the Biafran War, with support from the Nigerian government due to his father’s status as a top academic student. Ejiasa identifies as “a dual-culture kid.” He grew up in Denver, Colorado, but his Nigerian heritage heavily influenced his life’s perspective and affinities. The path he has followed to the present is deeply influenced by his dichotomous upbringing.