Naomi Nwokolo

Naomi Nwokolo is a dual licensed USA and Nigerian attorney and counselor at law, well versed in the international development law field of practice. She currently
serving as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria, the country office of the UN Secretary General’s world’s largest corporate
sustainability initiative.Under Nwokolo’s leadership, the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria has become aleading voice for sustainability and responsible corporate practices in Nigeria. She has
successfully led numerous initiatives and programs aimed at promoting sustainable
business practices and has also played a critical role in advancing the Sustainable
Development Goals in Nigeria through projects aimed at improving the lives of people.
Before joining the Global Compact, Naomi was an ESG attorney with the Nigerian
Coalition for the International Criminal Court, where she litigated the human rights of
indigent persons in Nigeria, the labor rights of employees who were wrongfully
terminated from work, the rights of victims of sexual and gender-based violence and
has globally led international criminal justice initiatives to advance peace and just
institutions.
Naomi has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Enugu State University. She attended
Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, where she concentrated on
international Business, Trade, and Development Law, and graduated with a Master of
Laws (LLM). She’s a certified sustainability expert from the University of Cambridge
Institute of Sustainability Leadership, United Kingdom.
Naomi sits on the board of Prince Sultan University Climate Sustainability Center; she
was twice elected Chairperson of the United Nations Global Compact Regional
Network Council representing eleven African country offices of the UN Global
Compact at the Global Network Council (GNC) New York. She was listed among the
50 African Women in Development Awards in 2022. And named amongst 100 Living
Environmental Professionals in Nigeria in 2022.