Our Team

Mosun Layode

Executive Director

Mosun Layode is a development professional with two decades of experience in international development and nonprofit leadership. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the African Philanthropy Forum (APF) where she works extensively across Africa with established and emerging philanthropists who are committed to the sustainable and inclusive development of Africa. She was instrumental to the establishment of APF as an independent entity in Africa, increasing its reach and impact in the philanthropic community, as well as growing its brand and membership base. Prior to this, she served as the Executive Director of WIMBIZ and LEAP Africa, leading nonprofits in Nigeria. Passionate about the interplay of social issues and business, Mosun founded Social Runway, a nonprofit organization that supports social innovators. She has also served as an independent development consultant for nonprofit organizations.

Mosun studied Urban and Regional Planning at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria and obtained an MSc. in Environmental Resources Management from Lagos State University. She has an MBA from Lagos Business School and benefited from Executive Programs offered by the IESE Business School, Barcelona and Harvard Business School. Mosun currently sits on nonprofit boards and recently joined the Board of Trustees of Candid, a US-based nonprofit that connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to do it. She is an alumnus of the United States International Visitors Leadership Program and was identified by Forbes as one of the black women to watch in philanthropy.

Kenneth Ochuko

Accountant

Kenneth Ochuko is the Accountant at APF. He has over three years of professional experience in External Audit, Accounting, Business Management, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance Services. Prior to APF, Kenneth worked as an Audit Manager at Olutayo Obadina and Co. Chartered Accountants where he led audit exercises including the audit of Global Manpower Limited and Biznurture Financial Services Limited. He also served at Daltrade Nigeria Ltd as the Branch Accountant.

Passionate about improving lives in rural areas, Kenneth has joined several groups in organising programs geared towards improving lives of people living in rural Nigeria.

Kenneth obtained a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Accounting from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Tosin Togunde

Operations Manager

Oluwatosin Togunde is a Finance and Operations professional with extensive experience in Operations Management , Project Management, Financial Management and Accounting for over 12 years in public, private and nonprofit sectors. She has worked in the development space with non-profits like Heinrich Boell Foundation and ElectHER.

In her previous role as a Finance and Operations Manager,Tosin provided senior level in-project capability for project financial management, donor management ,accounting and controller functions.She also set-up operational structures and ensured adherence within the organisation. She is skilled at driving teams through the development and implementation of strategic plans , policies and procedures while establishing effective operational processes to achieve desired business outcomes.

She has a BSc in Accounting and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Faramola Fasuyi Adewumi

Volunteer: Research and Communication

Faramola Fasuyi Adewumi has worked with startups, within established organizations and non-profit organizations where she has built a track record specializing in developing strategic initiatives, communications, policies and plans that manage internal and external performance, identify and address key business issues, initiate and manage transformational change programmes and create project roadmaps to achieve desired business results.

In her journey to contribute to the development sector in Nigeria and beyond, Faramola joined APF as a Research and Communication Volunteer, to seek a platform that would enable her to contribute to scalable change and development on the African Continent.

She holds a BSc in Economics, a MSc in International Business and Corporate Governance and another MSc in Applied Management and Enterprise.