Prof. Onyia is UKNIAF’s Managing Director/Team Leader. He has strategic oversight of technical programme delivery and senior stakeholder management across government, development finance institutions and the donor communities. Prior to joining UKNIAF, Prof. Onyia was the Senior Infrastructure Advisor under DFID’s PDF II and the Power Sector Component Lead during NIAF2. In addition to his work in development, Prof Onyia has over 25 years of experience as an educator in the United States and Nigeria, is a thought leader reforming Nigeria’s education sector and a senior government advisor. Prof. Onyia also serves as a Senior Advisor to Globethics.net based in Geneva, Switzerland and sits on other international advisory boards in West and East Africa and North America.

Thomas is UKNIAF’s Programme Director, responsible for the overall management of the programme’s delivery, governance and finance. In addition to his role on UKNIAF, Thomas has held a number of positions of responsibility across the Tetra Tech group of companies including Director of Major Projects and Operations (WYG International B.V.) and Principal, Economic Growth (Tetra Tech International Development Europe). Prior to joining Tetra Tech, Thomas has worked extensively on the management of development programmes and on the creation and management of operations services companies across West Africa and the developing world.