Ife Bakare

Ife Bakare is the Executive Director - Strategy and Innovation at Medplus Pharmacy. Medplus is the leading retail pharmacy chain in Nigeria with over 164 stores nationwide. His expertise includes managing digital transformation and strategic growth at Medplus, where he also oversees corporate finance and investor relations. He was instrumental to Medplus securing growth capital from Private Equity Investor Verod Capital. Prior to this, he worked at Flutterwave, the Pan African payments company where he managed growth for SME's. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and Management from MIT. Ife is also an active angel investor on the continent in Silicon Valley and the Nigerian tech scene. He is a graduate of the Owner Manager Programme at Lagos Business School. He is an avid tennis/padel player and supporter of young African artists and athlete.