- Robert Ngwu
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Robert Ngwu (born October, 1969 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a former analyst and senior associate with American Express whose career there spanned from 1999 to 2007. In 2005, he continued with Ameriprise Financial; a result of the spin-off of AEFA as an independent company.
Ngwu attended Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth, where he obtained an Executive Business, specializing on Strategic Management. Prior to that, Mr. Ngwu graduated with distinction earning an MBA on Global Management in University of Phoenix, Arizona. Robert also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus in 1999; as well as National Diploma in Communication from Institute of Management and Technology. He is also a Fellow Life Management Institute (FLMI), as well as series of Financial certifications not limited to NASD Series 7, NASD Series 6, NASD Series 63, Six Sigma Certification from American Express University.
Ngwu is currently the President and CEO of Megasouk, Inc., a strategic partner of the Global Netcome, Global Commercial, Midwest Institute, Global Industrial Components, and Megasouk Oil & Gas Fields Nig. Ltd. He has served leadership roles on boards of several corporations. He is the President of National Black MBA Association, Twin Cities; Director with VOOM Medical Foundation; Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization ; Director of Pan African Business Alliance; and CFO of National Black MBA Organization.
In addition to his professional career, Ngwu has devoted a great deal of time to volunteer work and has received numerous awards for leadership and contributions to the community, including the Continental Who’s Who Award, and was an Ameriprise Financial Global Leader Nominee.
Ngwu is well travelled. He has interacted extensively with Business and World leaders; including but not limited to Senator John McCain;[1] Senator Norm Coleman;[2] Robert has met with Governor Tom Ridge, as the US Secretary of Homeland Security;[3] In addition, Ngwu has met Carly Fiorina.[4] Ngwu met Governor Mitt Romney[5] at the GOP Convention in St. Paul Minnesota.
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- University of Minnesota Alumni Newsletter, Robert Ngwu Elected President of NBMBAA: http://cla.umn.edu/news/reach/archive/summer09.php?entry=189776
- Donald Allen, National Black MBA Association, Twin Cities Chapter Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients :http://www.free-press-release.com/news-national-black-mba-association-twin-cities-chapter-announces-2010-scholarship-recipients-1280792973.html
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- National Black MBA Association, Twin Cities Chapter Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients :http://www.free-press-release.com/news-national-black-mba-association-twin-cities-chapter-announces-2010-scholarship-recipients-1280611565.html
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- Zuercher, Jonette. Academy of BioScience-MN District # 4148: Minutes of Board of Education Meeting August 17, 2005. December 1, 2008. http://www.academyofbioscience.org/board/081705.doc.
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- Jabber, National Black MBA Gives $40,000.00 in Scholarships: http://www.jabberlounge.com/national-black-mba-association-twin-cities-chapter-announces-2010-scholarship-recipients/22260/
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Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Stories by J-School Students and Alumni. September 5, 2008. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/students/stories/
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- Minnesota Emerging Market Home Ownership Initiative. EMHI Courses Graduates. September 1, 2007. December 20, 2008. http://www.emhimn.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=10
- Ajayi, Femi. Ph.D. NIDO is Mobilizing Nigerian Stakeholders and Catalyzing Collaborative Action in Atlanta, October 17, 2003. October 6, 2003. December 20, 2008. http://naijanet.com/news/source/2003/oct/6/68.html
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- Winston, Allen. Megasouk Group. December 15, 2006. December 25, 2008. http://www.megasouk.com/boardirectors.html
- Farooq A. Kperogi. African immigrants in America who will not vote for Obama. September 26, 2008. December 25, 2008. http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:e-NC0q6SvPwJ:www.dailytrust.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D19483%26Itemid%3D405+robert+ngwu&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=51&gl=us&client=firefox-a
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- Kuehn, Nicole. Senate District 58 Republicans of Minnesota. November 18, 2005. December 25, 2008. http://sd58.org/?q=node/35
- Ooga, Richard. African Trade and Investment Forum. October 4, 2007. December 25, 2008. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wa-j/1491028180/in/set-72157602277171911/
- Ooga, Richard. Robert Ngwu and Governor Tim Pawlenty: African Trade and Investment Forum. October 4, 2007. December 25, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wa-j/1489939239/in/set-72157602277171911/
- Mitchell, Angela. National Black MBA Association, Inc. August 2007. December 25, 2008. http://www.papalemonedu.com/ftpgetfile.php?id=28.
- Patterson, Victor. Twin Cities Chapter Organizational Chart. August 20, 2007. December 25, 2008. http://tccnbmbaa.com/Documents/Twin%20Cities%20Chapter%20Organizational%20Chart_4%208%202007.ppt.
- PBS News: Frontline World Stories from A Small Planet. September 2008. December 25, 2008. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/election2008/2008/09/
- Msuya, Swallehe. Mshale Publisher Speaks at Channel Afrique. December 1, 2005. December 25, 2008. http://www.mshale.com/article.cfm?articleID=1055
- Effiong, Mike. Niger Delta Crisis And The Master Plan. August 19, 2007. December 25, 2008. http://mikeffiong.blogspot.com/2007/08/niger-delta-crises-and-master-plan.html
- City of Minneapolis. Election Judges 2006. August 18, 2006. December 25, 2006. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2006-meetings/20060818/Docs/2006_ElectionJudgeList_Rpt.pdf.
References
- ^ http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/election2008/2008/09/wanted-african-born-repub.html
- ^ http://www.nowpublic.com/world/robert-ngwu-senator-norm-coleman-1
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30909181@N02/2893814041/
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30909181@N02/2894656486/in/photostream/
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30909181@N02/2893813575/in/photostream/
Categories:- Nigerian businesspeople
- Living people
- University of Minnesota alumni
- People from Enugu
- 1969 births
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