Adepeju Jaiyeoba is a trained lawyer, social entrepreneur and youth advocate with more than 11 years experience in policy aggregation, policy writing, maternal and child health issues as well as creating innovative entrepreneurship structures. She is the Lead policy aggregator for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria, a Contributor, on the Bill and Melinda Gates Town Hall meeting with two other Nigerian First Ladies to advocate and formulate policies on maternal and child health in Nigeria, a Consultant, for the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Canada on assessment of their programming as it relates to Sexual and Reproductive Justice in Sub-Sahara Africa, an Advisor, Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, where she shared practical learnings with the government on her pioneer intervention on the use of Sayana Press Family Planning injectables in Nigeria as well as a rare two time speaker at the United Nations Social Good Summit to discuss maternal and child health progress in West Africa. A graduate of Law from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and certification from the University of Texas at Austin as well the St Francis Xavier University, Canada, Adepeju is a recipient of:•2020 UN/SDGs Meaningful Business 100•2019 U.S. State Department and Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Impact Award. • Her Majesty, the Queen of England’s Point of Light Award- 2019• His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales Young Entrepreneur Sustainability Award- 2019 • Unilever Young Entrepreneur Award- 2019•President Barack Obama White House honouree- 2015•2018 USADF/Citi Foundation Venture Showcase winner, 2017•Her Network Woman of the Year in Healthcare, 2017 •100 Most inspiring Women in Nigeria 2017•2017 Crans Montana Young Leader of Tomorrow•2017 JCI Top 10 Outstanding Young Person in Nigeria •2017 JCI Top Outstanding Young Person of the World awardee•2016 Research Fellow, International Centre for Women, Canada•2016 PATH Innovation Champion•2016 D-Prize Awardee in Global Health•2015 Cordes Fellow•Fellow, Global Women in business, Georgia Institute of Technology- 2017•Young Innovator, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH)- 2015•2014 Mandela Washington Fellow •United States African Development Foundation (USADF) 2014 Business and Entrepreneurship Awardee•2015 YNaija top 10 most influential Nigerians under 40 •Global Change Leader by the Coady International Institute, Canada- 2013 With background knowledge in Business from the University of Texas at Austin USA, Adepeju has had experience working with the United Nations Foundation as well as other top organisations, helping to build strategy and develop work plans around social enterprises and maternal and child health. She has spoken at a number of events addressing high level audience including Presidents of countries and stakeholders. She is a two time speaker at the United Nations Foundation Social Good Summit, and has served on several panels discussing issues across youths, women, innovation, policy formation and business in Africa.