Ridwan Sanusi

Ridwan Sanusi is a distinguished fintech entrepreneur and ethical finance advocate with over fifteen years of impactful experience across banking, investment management, financial consulting, startup development and Islamic finance. He currently serves as the CEO of Halvest, an ethical asset management and fintech company, where he leads the development of Shariah-compliant investment solutions that make ethical investing more accessible to Africans at home and abroad. He is also the founder of the Smart Halal Investors Club, a community of investors committed to growing wealth in line with Shariah principles. Before Halvest, he served as Product Manager at Athlete Technology Group in the Greater Toronto Area and as Co-Founder and CEO of Stecs.ng in Nigeria. He previously founded Ryan Consulting, a firm that delivered professional training and content services to enterprise businesses, and worked as Senior Financial Consultant at IBFCAlliance Limited. He began his career at Access Bank Plc, where he served as Branch Operations Manager. He is an alumnus of the University of Ilorin and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He is also a Certified Islamic Finance Executive (CIFE) of the Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance, a Certified Financial Education Instructor and an alumnus of the Founder Institute, Toronto. He continues to advance ethical finance and principled entrepreneurship as drivers of sustainable growth in Africa and beyond.