David Lanre Messan

David Lanre Messan (born 4 March 1983), is a Nigerian entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer of FirstFounders[1] and 2015 Curator of Lagos global shaper of the World Economic Forum.[2][3]

David Lanre Messan
Born
David Lanre Messan

(1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Isolo, Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater
  • Lagos State Polytechnic
  • Nexford University
  • Harvard Business School Online
OccupationBusinessman

Life

Messan was born in Isolo, Lagos State on 4th March 1983 to Addi Anthony Messan (father) and Janet Glohoun (mother) who were both of Nigerian and Togolese ancestry.[4] He started his educational journey at Mushin High School where he obtained his secondary school certificate(SSCE) and then proceed to Lagos State Polytechnic to study Mass Communication. He also earned a diploma in Marketing Strategy from Nexford University and Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School.[5]

In 2006 at the age of 23, he made his first millions as an entrepreneur[6] through his Infinite Impact Company; an ideas portfolio management firm and started Green Yaggy in 2007, an initiative that helped grassroot youth in Nigeria to get entrepreneurship skills.[7]

He was selected as a pioneer global shaper of the World Economic Forum and later became the community’s curator in Lagos.[8][9]

Messan is currently serving as an International Partner for Nigeria with World Business Angels Investors Forum (WBAF), Turkey, Scalabl Global Ambassador for Africa and a community organizer for Harvard Business School Online.[10] He has also worked as Head of Marketing and Communications for both Universal Anchor Limited and Maku Sports group[11] and was appointed communications consultant to the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Center where he developed case studies for civil servants work patterns for use by the Lagos State Government led by Babatunde Raji Fashola.[12]

References
  1. "How to disrupt the retail market for profitability in Africa - The Nation Nigeria". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. "David - Lanre Messan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. Agbana, Rotimi. "CEOs Should Re-Engineer Their Minds, Grow Business Than Own It– David Lanre-Messan". Independent NG. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. "Be small part of a big thing, than big part of a small thing — David Messan". Vanguard News. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "How I made my first N3m at 23, grew it to N30m at 25, lost it all to start afresh – David Lanre-Mesan". Vanguard News. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "How I made my first N3m at 23, grew it to N30m at 25, lost it all to start afresh – David Lanre-Mesan". Vanguard News. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  7. "Why I want people to become digital entrepreneurs". The Sun Nigeria. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. Agbana, Rotimi. "CEOs Should Re-Engineer Their Minds, Grow Business Than Own It– David Lanre-Messan". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  9. "HBS Online Community | HBS Online Community". community.myhbx.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. "Building Community and Driving Innovation Through Online Learning | HBS Online". Business Insights - Blog. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. "'I've always wanted to solve problems, provide roadmaps to ideas'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. "Be small part of a big thing, than big part of a small thing — David Messan". Vanguard News. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.


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