Biography

Aishetu Fatima Dozie has served as a member of our Board since June 2022. Ms. Dozie is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bossy Cosmetics, Inc., a mission-driven cruelty-free and vegan beauty company. Prior to founding Bossy Cosmetics in 2018, Ms. Dozie served as a Fellow at the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University. Previously, Ms. Dozie served as General Manager and Head of Investment Banking, West Africa at Rand Merchant Bank from 2015 until 2017. Prior to Rand Merchant Bank, Ms. Dozie worked for Lehman Brothers Inc., Morgan Stanley, and Standard Chartered Bank as a senior investment banking executive working on transactions in the US, UK, and Sub-Saharan Africa exceeding deal value of $100 billion. Ms. Dozie has also worked at the World Bank in Washington, DC, where she focused on financing businesses in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and service sectors in regions such as Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and Eastern Africa. In addition, Ms. Dozie founded a first-of-its-kind children’s play and activity center in Lagos, Nigeria and authored a children’s picture book entitled “Paloo & Friends in Imaginaria.” Ms. Dozie executive produced an online television series named “African HERstory,” where she interviewed successful female African executives to highlight their impact on the continent’s development. Ms. Dozie holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School and participated in the Leaders in Development Program at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. She previously served on the board of directors of Altimeter Growth Corp., including as Chair of its compensation committee and a member of the audit committee.