Meet The Team
Expertise Meets Professionalism
Our executive team has a wide variety of experiences in a vast array of industries whose sole goal is to bring their knowledge to other Black Canadian students across the country.
Chinni Kanu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Queen’s University, 4th Year
PJT Partners, New York \ Investment Banking
Chinni oversees the activities of the executive team and Blackleaf members and leads the development and implementation of Blackleaf’s overall organizational strategy.
Amanuel Gebeyehu
Chief Operating Officer
Western University, 4th Year
PJT Partners, New York \ Investment Banking
Adrian Gaymes
Chief Investment Officer
Western University, 4th Year
Evercore, New York \ Investment Banking
Adrian spearheads the management of Blackleaf’s equities portfolio by developing investment strategies that deliver risk-adjusted returns and align with Blackleaf’s educational goals.
Carl lubano
Education Director
Western University, 3rd Year
RBC Capital Markets, Toronto \ Sales & Trading
Carl is responsible for coordinating and executing Blackleaf’s annual confernce, including managing logistics, vendors, speakers, and attendee experience.
Hanna warsame
Operations Director
Queen’s University, 3rd Year
RBC Capital Markets, Toronto \ Investment Banking
Hanna helps develop, implement, and monitor Blackleaf’s day-to-day operations and processes to provide visibility into the goals, progress, and obstacles of initiatives.
Micah Obiang-Obounou
Operations Director
Queen’s University, 3rd Year
Evercore, New York \ Investment Banking
Micah helps facilitate the smooth operation of Blackleaf’s external and internal initiatives and ensures all logistics are well organized for successful execution.
Fo Ogundimbola
Marketing Director
Queen’s University, 4th Year
Malcolm’s Choice, Toronto \ Marketing
Fo maintains Blackleaf’s social media platforms and works with executive team to ensure promotional materials best communication the vision of Blackleaf.
Cordlyne Nwankwo
Corporate Relations Director
Western University, 4th Year
Deloitte, Toronto \ Consulting
Cordlyne works to establish long-term corporate sponsorships and partnerships with financial services companies and educational platforms.
Frank Oshodi
Finance Director
Queen’s University, 3rd Year
Moelis & Company, New York \ Investment Banking
Frank oversees Blackleaf’s finances and ensures proper allocation to Blackleaf initiatives, ensuring adequate budget and financial controls are in order.