Dr Henrietta Onwuegbuzie is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Lagos Business School and a certified management consultant. She is also an IFC-certified management trainer and a nationally certified Business Service Development Provider. Passionate about economic development and socio-economic transformation in Nigeria and across Africa, she has facilitated the creation of more than 100 profitable, impact-driven businesses through her work at Lagos Business School, where she teaches Entrepreneurship on the MBA and Executive programmes. She is the Founder and Director of the LBS Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA), the Director of the Owner-Manager Programme (OMP), and the Project Director for the school’s Impact Investing initiative.

Her recent recognitions include the Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing and her appointment as a Distinguished Fellow of the Global Africa Leadership Council. She has also received the Distinguished Women of Peace Award (DWOPHA) from the United Nations POLAC Foundation, an honour reserved for women who play pivotal roles in peace and nation-building.

Dr Onwuegbuzie is one of the first African Visiting Faculty at Yale School of Management, in the United States. She has delivered sessions at several top global business schools, including Stellenbosch Business School (South Africa), Oxford Saïd Business School (UK), Lancaster University Management School (UK), INSEAD (France), and IESE Business School (Spain).

She holds an MSc (with honours) in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Navarre, Spain; an MBA from Lagos Business School; and a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Management from Lancaster University, UK. She is also a life member of Beta Gamma Sigma, which admits only the top 5% of performers in accredited business schools worldwide.

Prior to joining the LBS faculty, she managed educational projects for women's development in different states in Nigeria and subsequently worked in the banking industry with key responsibilities for blue-chip companies and multinationals in the corporate banking sector.

Dr Onwuegbuzie serves on the boards of several companies, including the Board of Trustees of the Nigerians in Diaspora Chamber of Commerce (NiDCC). Her consulting experience spans state-level initiatives, conglomerates, and SMEs across diverse industries.

In 2013, she was conferred the African Women Development Champion Award by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development. In the same year, she was appointed one of the national mentors for the YouWin Entrepreneurship programme, initiated by the Presidency. In 2015, she received a certificate of recognition from LEAP, a UN PRME working group, for her groundbreaking work in developing change accelerators.

She has presented award-winning papers at various international conferences on entrepreneurship and sustainable development, winning the best paper award at several of them. She has been ranked in the top 4% of Nigerian top Executives in the Education Management industry and has been listed among the top 100 Most inspiring women by Leading Ladies Africa.

Dr Onwuegbuzie mentors aspiring and established entrepreneurs on a voluntary basis. Her current focus is on developing impact-driven entrepreneurs for national transformation and preparing women for next-level leadership through programmes that strengthen their skills in leadership, management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation.