Damilola Ogunbiyi

Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UN  SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. With Mrs. Ogunbiyi at the  helm, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has entered into working relationships with over  200 partners, supported over 90 countries globally, and secured commitments of more than 

$600 billion in energy finance. This has been achieved through programmes such as Universal  Energy Facility, Powering Healthcare, Women and Youth at the Forefront, Cooling for All, and  Clean Cooking; and innovative initiatives such as UN Energy Compacts, Energy Transition  Plans, Universal Integrated Energy Plans, the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI), and  the Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative (AREMI) among many others. Through  her leadership, SEforALL has grown its global influence and country support providing clear  pathways to accelerate progress towards universal energy access, ending energy poverty,  and advancing the global just and equitable energy transition. 

Prior to joining SEforALL, Mrs. Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian  Rural Electrification Agency where she initiated the Nigerian Electrification Project, a USD 550  million facility which is a joint World Bank and African Development Bank programme that to  date provided energy access to over 5 million people across Nigeria. She also conceptualised  the Energizing Economies Initiative, estimated to impact 1.2 million SMEs. 

Before joining the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), Mrs. Ogunbiyi was the first female  General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board. Under her leadership, five independent  power projects were completed to deliver over 55 megawatts of power to Lagos State  hospitals, schools, and government facilities. 

Mrs. Ogunbiyi is a member of the Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy  Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an Advisory Board member of the Center on Global  Energy Policy, a member of the Development Advisory Council of the U.S. International  Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a member of the Clean Cooking Alliance Advisory  Board, a member of the Advisory Board of University of Oxford’s Future of Cooling  Programme, and Co-Chair of UN–Energy. 

She is a global leader and advocate for the achievement of the Sustainable Development  Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG7, which calls for access to reliable, affordable, sustainable,  and modern energy for all by 2030. 

Shortened Version 

Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for  Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. With Mrs. Ogunbiyi at the helm,  Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has entered into working relationships with over 200  partners, supported over 90 countries globally, and secured commitments of more than $600  billion in energy finance. Through her leadership, SEforALL has grown its global influence  and country support providing clear pathways to accelerate progress towards universal  energy access, ending energy poverty, and advancing the global just and equitable energy  transition. 

She is a global leader and advocate for the achievement of the Sustainable Development  Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG7, which calls for access to reliable, affordable,  sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030.