Alumni Spotlight

Adewunmi W Alugbin

Alugbin Nickname: Addy
EOP class of 2004

Education

Finished Binghamton University with Economics and Africana Studies Degree. Completed post graduate studies at SUNY Albany in Economic Policy and Africana Studies, graduated May 2006.

Current Position

Currently work for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a Performance Improvement consultant.

“Her”Story!

May 2004, After my graduation from my Masters program, and as a McNair Scholar, enrollment in a PhD program was the next step. I however was a bit drained. I had been in school since I was 8 years old! So I took the summer off and decided to travel to Nigeria to visit some family and just get out of the United States. It would give me the opportunity to work on my side project which is my goal of designing and creating clothing inspired by and using African themes. A few weeks into my stay in Nigeria, I decided to stay and complete a mandatory 1 year youth service to my fatherland. During the orientation to this program, I met so many people from so many walks of life that I was able to accomplish the following things with the networking skills I’d learned during my college years.

I work as a consultant to the World Bank/ British Council on development issues in Nigeria. I have my fashion design/ styling outfit, and I work full time at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

As a Development Knowledge consultant for the World Bank/ British Council, I'm charged with educating the general public from school children to governmental agencies about the development goals of the world. I have traveled throughout Nigeria and Africa in an attempt to empower the stakeholders in development to become part of the discourse. My goal was to encourage debates that will result in action: Action being change in policy.

My job at PwC was a full time offer that would keep me in Nigeria for the next 2 years at least, and I decided to take it because it allows me the flexibility to work on my side projects so my youth wasn’t wasted waiting for the opportunity to make something happen. Nigeria or other developing countries need their children to come home. Reverse the brain-drain of the 70's and 80's that left us 'under-developed'. Our return would help change Nigeria for the better because we know how things could be, and change can be affected easier by staying put and toughing it out!

Everyday, I try to encourage people to come back 'home' and make it a better place.

That’s it for now.