Chinua is the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit (Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited) and led the establishment of the first of its kind “AAA” rated credit enhancement institution in Nigeria in 2017.

Chinua has over 20 years’ experience in capital markets and structured finance and has been responsible for leading InfraCredit in its pioneering role of connecting Nigeria’s debt capital markets to long term local currency infrastructure finance by using guarantees to mobilise domestic credit to the private sector from domestic institutional investors for infrastructure development.

Chinua has pioneered innovative blended climate finance vehicles and financial instruments that has unlocked first time green finance from domestic institutional investors alongside concessional funding from international development agencies to support clean energy access for unserved communities. Chinua has a strong and practical know-how of local capital markets with a firm interest in market development and has acted as a lead adviser in the establishment of key development finance institutions in Nigeria.

Chinua is a protagonist of Harvard Business School’s Case Study on “Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments” published in February 2018 and is being taught on HBS’ MBA Program.