CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Onome Ako heads Action Against Hunger Canada’s executive team. Her role will be setting the organization’s strategic direction, successfully growing revenue, strengthening operations and innovating programming in areas including maternal newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition. With over 15 years of experience in international development, Ako has led initiatives in more than 15 countries with organizations including World Vision Canada, AfricaRecruit – a program of the Commonwealth and UNESCO – Regional Bureau for Education in Africa. She holds a B.A in English from the Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria, an M.A in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria and an M.Sc. in Management of NGOs and Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) and member of the advisory committee for the Centennial College International Development program. She was named to the 2020 Canadian Women in Global Health list.

She is based at Action Against Hunger’s Canada’s office. Our Canada office is one of eight that comprises the Action Against Hunger International Network.