Governance and Mission
AUN boasts a globally distinguished Board of Trustees chaired by one of Nigeria’s foremost business leaders Alhaji Ahmed Joda. Other members of the Board include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa; Dr. John Campbell, former American ambassador to Nigeria; Dr. Bamanga Tukur, president of the African Business Roundtable; Dr. Lou Goodman, dean of the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC; Mr. Gabrielle Volpi, managing director of Intels Oilfield, Port-Harcourt in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria; Mr. Akin Kekere-Ekun former managing director of Habib Nigeria Bank; Mr. Jackie Chanrai of the United Kingdom; Sir Marrack Goulding, former under-secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations; Dr. Jamila Abubkar; Alhaji Adamu Abubakar; Chief (Dr.) Mike Adenuga; Prof. Patrick Utomi; Dr. Peter Lewis; Mr. Peter Okocha; Dr. Enyantu Ifenne; Prof. Samuel Aleyideino; and Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata, CEO of The Dantata Organization, Ltd.
Archbishop Tutu was the commencement speaker at AUN’s first graduation in May 2009.
From its recruitment packet, AUN describes its mission this way:
“The American University of Nigeria expects to train the future leaders of West Africa and to serve as an agent of economic development throughout the region. The University is also committed to providing the skills and the leadership essential to solving the continent’s pressing social and economic problems.”
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