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My immediate 

plans after graduating from Saïd business school stem from my ultimate professional goal
of improving sustainable finance and investments in Africa. Upon graduation, I intend to work as a
Sustainable Investment Associate with Morgan Stanley Global Sustainable Finance Group (GSF). This
move stems from my passion for sustainability and finance, as well as my experience in providing
finance and sustainability services for a variety of clients in both the private and public sectors,
particularly a joint project with the World Bank titled "State Fiscal Transparency Accountability &
Sustainability Programs for Results (SFTAS)" wherein I worked closely with states in Nigeria to ensure
that sustainable practices are been adhered to based on defined sustainability criteria.

Morgan Stanley's Global Sustainable Finance Group (GSF) strives to accelerate the growth of sustainable
investment through continual product and solution development, economic analysis, thought
leadership, and capacity-building activities. As a result, the work requires me to support GSF in its
attempts to include climate considerations into financial products and advisory solutions for clients, as
well as internal risk mitigation, financed emissions analysis, reporting, and engagement processes.

An MBA from Oxford Saïd Business School provides me with real-world learning opportunities to work
on real-world projects, particularly the Oxford Global Opportunities and Threats (Oxford GOTO) course,
which aims to create an action-oriented problem-solving community where students, alumni, and
faculty connect to discuss, debate, and drive new business ideas that address complex global issues such
as climate change. The knowledge and skills I would have gained, together with my consulting
experience at PwC, will create a good foundation for me to succeed in this role.

While working with Morgan Stanley, I plan to establish a green finance club. This club will have two
major goals; the first is to raise awareness about sustainable finance in Nigeria. The club's second goal is
to establish a fund that allows members to invest in sustainable assets such as solar stocks, water stocks,
and green bonds. The club will establish a platform for sharing best practices in sustainable finance; this
will include giving free lectures on sustainable finance to academic institutions and professional bodies
like the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), as well as developing modules that will be
incorporated into their curriculum. After two (2) years of running the club, I aim to transform the club's
fund into a Fintech company. This start-up will create an app that will allow users to invest in a
sustainable portfolio of assets that will provide returns while also allowing them to have a social and
environmental impact.

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