MRS. OLUFUNMILAYO AJIKE ROBERTS LL.M, C.Arb., FICIArb., FNCIArb. An astute leader with outstanding track record in mobilising for corporate and public sector reform, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Recognised and respected both within and outside the legal profession for her legal, administrative and organisational skills, Funmi Roberts has the profound ability to utilise her excellent analytical skills to achieve defined impactful objectives and develop novel strategically designed solutions to challenges. She became a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria haven graduated top of her class both at the University of Ife, Ile Ife in 1981 and at the Nigerian Law School in 1982 It was also in the University of Ife, Ile Ife that she earned her Masters of laws Degree, during which she was awarded the University of Ife Alumni Fellowship. Funmi’s tenacity and refusal to be defined or limited by her environment, have enabled her to build of one of the leading female-owned value-driven legal and ADR law firms in Nigeria, Funmi Roberts & Co, registered in 1989. She is also the founder of Funmi Roberts & Co. Nominees Limited, a company that offers cutting edge company secretarial services to several blue-chip companies in Nigeria. The two firms operate from Ibadan, Oyo State and Lagos State, with a focal point at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Funmi Roberts who expends time mentoring young women, belongs to several professional organizations such as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), where she served in various capacities and is currently a member of the National Executive Council, the highest decision making organ of the NBA. She is member and former chairperson of Oyo State Chapter of the Federacion Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA, which in English means International Federation of Women Lawyers) Funmi is a member of the International Bar Association, Business Recovery Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Society for Corporate Governance etc. Funmi is a Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K), a member of the Global Panel of Mediators of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CEDR, (U.K). She is a tutor and assessor of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K) and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CEDR, (U.K) and has recently been appointed to the Dispute Resolution Panel of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). She received global recognition for her dispute resolution expertise when in 2017, she was appointed as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and ADR Commission.