Ayisha Osori is a lawyer, consultant and communication strategist with 18 years experience in the public and private sectors.

In the last four years she has consulted for the World Bank, United Nations Development Fund, United Nations Children’s Fund, the Department for International Development, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the National Centre for Women’s Development on gender equality, women’s empowerment, research on women’s economic opportunities in the North East post –conflict and gender mainstreaming of development, peace and recovery plans in the North East.

Osori is currently the Director at Open Society Foundations, a  philanthropic grant making and advocacy organization.
Ms. Osori has degrees from University of Lagos, Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School and she is a member of the Eisenhower and ALIWA fellowships.