World Economic Forum Honours Temi Marcella With Young Global Leader Award

World Economic Forum Honours Temi Marcella With Young Global Leader Award

 

 

Temi Marcella, one of Nigeria’s high-flying female investors and entrepreneurs shattering the glass ceiling and founding partner of Alcent Capital has added another feather to her cap as one of the world’s Young Global Leaders Class of 2024. The prestigious award, a vision of the World Economic Forum, WEF, was launched in 2024 as a platform to recognize exceptional and forward-thinking leaders from all walks of life and various fields who are below 40 years old.

 

 

Getting nominated for the award is not an easy feat, Marcella was selected among a group of nearly 90 changemakers who are shaping the future and accelerating positive change through their groundbreaking work. But Temi Marcella is no stranger to success. She has carved a niche for herself as one of Africa’s emerging female leaders in the investment world. With the recognition, Marcella joins a list of outstanding honorees from every corner of the world who have gone on to become Pulitzer winners, UN Goodwill Ambassadors, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and heads of state. Notable community members include Netflix Executive Producer Peace Hyde, Vogue China’s Former Editor-in-Chief Margaret Zhang, Olympian Lewis Pugh, disability activist Sinéad Burke, Peace Activist Victor Ochen, and singer-songwriter will.i.am.

Described as an epitome of beauty and brain, Marcella has continued to be a symbol of inspiration to many young leaders in their pursuit of greatness. In its biography of Marcella, WEF describes her as “the Founding Partner of Alcent Capital. This platform channels capital into the next generation of leading technology companies with global ambitions. As a distinguished investment professional, Marcella highlights that “the dynamic landscape of 2024 demands responsive and adaptive leadership.” Continuing, the WEF said in her view “innovation is paramount to unleashing new waves of economic growth”. She is “focused on scaling platforms that unlocks the powers of entrepreneurship across global innovation ecosystems while building bridges to foster investment, trade, and collaboration on global issues.”

In her reaction to the global recognition, Marcella expressed excitement for being recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In her words”I look forward to embarking on this transformative journey and working alongside fellow WEF leaders to build and grow innovative platforms that will drive impact at large scale.” For over two decades, the Forum for Young Global Leaders has been at the forefront of identifying and uniting the world’s most promising leaders under 40, fostering a community of exceptional individuals committed to driving positive change and supporting them in tackling the world’s most pressing problems.