Itua Yvonne Iyoha
Experienced Strategy Consultant | Ex-McKinsey | Digital Payments | Project Management
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Mastercard Data & Services
TitleJunior Engagement Manager → Director
LocationNigeria → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Nigeria → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE5.2
Total experience12.2 years
Career arc
- DirectorJan 2022 — Present
Mastercard Data & Services· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Policy & Strategy AdvisorFeb 2021 — Dec 2021TTony Blair Institute for Global Change· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Junior Engagement ManagerApr 2020 — Jan 2021
McKinsey & Company· Nigeria· Full-time
- AssociateApr 2019 — Apr 2020
- Analytics Case Team Leader (World Food Programme consultant)Dec 2018 — Mar 2019EEthiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)· Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Wellbeing Worker (summer job)Jul 2018 — Aug 2018
Wellbeing Teams· United Kingdom
- Founder | Recipe developer | Content creatorSep 2015 — Sep 2018
Eat Right Naija· Nigeria
- Business AnalystSep 2014 — Aug 2017
- AssociateAug 2013 — Aug 2014PPricewaterhouseCoopers Limited· Abuja
Education
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration - MBA2017 — 2018
- Loyola Jesuit College, AbujaHigh School2002 — 2008
- American University of Nigeria, YolaBachelor of Science (BS) · Communications and Multimedia2008 — 2011
Top skills
Business AnalysisProblem SolvingProject ManagementData AnalysisManagement ConsultingBusiness Strategy
About
Experienced strategy advisor with nearly 10 years at top tier consulting firms, serving a broad range of sectors on topics including corporate strategy, portfolio growth, market entry, cost optimisation, due diligence, and organisational transformation. I particularly excel at qualitative and quantitative business diagnostics, customer and market research, financial modelling, and analysing large datasets.