Rukaiya El-Rufai is PwC Nigeria’s lead on sustainability and climate change services and public sector risk assurance services. Rukaiya holds an MPA in public policy and management from the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science and the Hertie School of Governance Berlin. She graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where she studied accounting.

She is a chartered accountant with over 15 years of industry and consulting experience. Her experience spans consulting and blue-chip companies in the Nigerian telecommunications industry, where she held several roles before joining PwC.

She has advised a broad range of public and private sector clients on issues across the sustainability value chain in Nigeria, as well as supporting transformational agendas and efforts for the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). Her experience covers the development of comprehensive strategies and roadmaps for sustainable development.

With practical top-level experience at the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, where she served as a Special Advisor to the Minister on Revenue, she is advised on national revenue matters, including domestic resource mobilization (DRM) and, on a broader note, fiscal sustainability. Rukaiya’s expertise in advising clients on operational strategies and climate change adaptation and mitigation brings to bear her understanding of the Nigerian market and industry value chain, climate financing, the circular economy, and projects that support sustainable development in Nigeria. She advises private and public sector clients to identify impact areas and align with global best practices towards achieving the UNSDGs.

She is a regular speaker at conferences and training dedicated to sustainable development and sustainability.