Mr. Umar-Sadiq is the MD/CEO of NSIA and has more than 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector – spanning public finance management, mergers & acquisitions, private equity and asset management.

Prior to this year, Mr. Umar-Sadiq had been an Executive Director of NSIA since 2019, serving as the Head of Direct Investments and leading NSIA’s multi-strategy infrastructure activities. He commenced his professional career in the mergers & acquisitions division at Morgan Stanley, subsequently proceeding to Denham Capital Management and Société Générale. He serves on numerous Boards in a non-executive capacity including on the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria, NSIA Healthcare Development and Investment Company and the Multipurpose Industrial Platform Limited. Aminu attained his Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees in Engineering Sciences from the University of Oxford (St. Johns College) and is an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow.