Chinwe I. Esimai

Esimai has over two decades of experience in law and global compliance. She served as global Chief Compliance Officer for Legacy Franchises at Citigroup. She was also the first Chief Anti-Bribery & Corruption Officer in Citi’s history, overseeing risk management across all lines of business in over 160 countries.

Esimai began her career as a corporate associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP and was assistant professor of law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She also served in various compliance risk management roles at Goldman Sachs.

She obtained her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the City College of New York. She is admitted to practice law in New York.

Esimai has received numerous professional awards, including American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking, Crain's New York Business Notable Diverse Leaders in Banking & Finance, Aysha NY's Global Powerhouse, and Tropics Magazine’s Most Powerful Africans Shaping the Future of Africa. She's spoken or has been featured at the United Nations, Time100, Bloomberg, Moody’s, SXSW, Harvard Business School, Knowledge at Wharton, Forbes, ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC, and CNN.

She is the author of the bestselling book, Brilliance Beyond Borders (Harper Horizon), which highlights the stories of trailblazing immigrant women from around the world.

She's an Advisory Board Member of IESE Business School New York, President of Fabian Osuji Family Foundation, and serves on the board of National Sawdust.