UK’s first Black Female founder of a seven-figure turnover engineering company serving the construction sector, Roni combines being CEO of Jomas with campaigns championing women. Graduate of Portsmouth University with a BEng(hons) in Engineering Geology and Geotechnics, she also holds a Masters’ (with distinction) in Environmental Management from Exeter University. A Chartered Engineer and Chartered Geologist, she has worked on major construction schemes including the widening of the A406 and M25, and various buildings and structures across the UK. She received the highly prestigious presidential invitation to Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (2019), was appointed Honorary Fellow of RIBA (2020), and conferred with a Honorary Doctorate by University of Portsmouth (2023) for exceptional contribution to the Construction sector. She is Construction Policy Chair for FSB. Multi award winner, international speaker and dedicated mother to three boys, Roni is passionate about diversity, social mobility and volunteers her time to mentor many.
