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Sandra Chukwudozie
Sandra Chukwudozie is a Nigerian female entrepreneur and clean energy activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Salpha Energy; and executive director at Dozzy Group. She is the daughter of Nigerian business magnate Sir Daniel Chukwudozie. Sandra is a Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Lister.[1] Early life and educationChukwudozie grew up with entrepreneurial parents (Daniel Chukwudozie and Lady Ada Chukwudozie) in Nigeria who own a conglomerate spanning multiple industries; manufacturing, oil, and gas, power generation and real estate.[2] She graduated from the University of Manchester in July 2014, with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science.[3] She also earned a master's degree in international oil and gas management from the University of Dundee (Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law and Policy) in 2015.[4] Chukwudozie is also a certified NLP Master Practitioner from the NLP Centre of New York.[5][6] CareerIn 2015, Chukwudozie worked in the Office of the Director for the General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs Division at the United Nations Headquarters.[7][8] She also worked with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.[9] Sandra serves as executive director at Dozzy Group.[10] In 2017, she founded Salpha Energy, a solar company that designs, manufactures and distributes solar power systems for homes and businesses that lack access to a reliable electrical grid in Africa.[11][12] In 2021, Chukwudozie and her company qualified for the grant agreement under the World Bank-funded Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP).[13] In 2022, she was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 (Energy Category).[14] References
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