A Nigerian-American born in Lagos and raised in Sacramento, Ibilola comes to Stanford after four years at Chemonics International, USAID’s largest implementing partner. As a Senior Project Manager, she supported donor-funded programs focused on improving Haiti’s judicial sector, countering violent extremism in Mauritania, and facilitating agriculture, mining, and off-grid energy investments in the DRC. Prior to this, she served as a Princeton-in-Africa Fellow in Benin at the African School of Economics. Ibilola received her B.S. in Culture and Politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where her thesis examined gendered economic and social implications of historical changes within Nigeria's textile industry. As a Pickering Fellow, Ibilola is specializing in Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment at Stanford before launching her career as a US Foreign Service Officer, as she hopes to work on improving energy access and affordability in Africa. A proud Californian, Ibilola enjoys reading, designing and styling clothes, and live music.