Esohe Denise Odaro is the Managing Director and Head of ESG & Sustainability at PAI Partners. Denise’s team has established a Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce at PAI, which is creating a roadmap for DEI ambitions and best practices across PAI’s portfolio companies. The team also founded the PAI Portfolio Women’s Network, the industry’s first cross-portfolio women’s network, fostering leadership and professional growth for women and male allies. Denise serves as a judge for the Angaza Awards, recognising top women in banking and finance across Africa, and contributes to the ICMA Women’s Network and Nigeria Magazine’s Women Leaders Initiative. Denise is a board member of the Sturgeon Foundation, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Irene Ododo Foundation and has contributed to global events and courses on DEI and women’s leadership.
