USMAN, Hon. (Mrs.) Nenadi E.

B.Sc; geographer, civil servant, politician; b: November 12, 1966; p: Jos; so: Plateau; married: has children; ed: Kukun Daji, Kagoro; Federal Government College, Jos, 1977-82; Schoolof BasicStudies,Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1982-83; Degree programme, 1986; University of Jos, 1991; cr: Geography Teacher, Government Secondary School, Kagoro, Kogi State; md., Dana Ventures; Executive Adviser, Youths and Sports and later on Information, Home Affairs and Culture, Kaduna State, 1992; Principal Personnel Officer, Federal Capital Development Authority, Abuja; comm. Women Affairs, Youth and Social Development, Kaduna State; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; Ministry of Health; founder Adult Education Centre and Empowerment for Women, Kagarko Iga., Kaduna State; currently, min. of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance, since June 2006; elected mm. House of Representative for Kachia Kagarko Federal Constituency; a-mem. Nigeria Institute of Public Relations; pp: the defunct National Republican Convention; United Nigeria Congress Party; off: Federal Ministry of Finance Complex, Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Area; P.M.B. 14, Garki, Abuja; tel: 09-2346951-4, 2346291-3. 1968-71; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, 1973-77; Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 1978-82; cr: Special asst. to the presd. Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1983; Principal Partner, Utomapp Ltd, Management and Public Policy Consultants, 1954-85; ch/ceo. Patike Communications, Advertising and Marketing Communications Consultants, 1984-85; asst gm. Volkswagen of Nigeria, 1986-88; Deputy md. Chief Operating Officer Volkswagen of Nigeria, 1988-93; ag. ceo. Volkswagen of Nigeria, 1991-92; mm. Adjunct Faculty, Lagos Business School, since 1992; Head, Alumni Affairs; dir. School Development, since 1994; ch. Finacorp Building Society, since 1994; Patike Communications Ltd., since 1994; Interactive Data Systems Ltd., since 1994; dir. Contact Marketing Services Ltd., since 1994; Guilt Bond Investments, since 1994; Linkserve-Internet Company, since 1994; Scholar-in-residence, American University, Washington D.C, USA, 1996; Research Associate with Professor Pabka Ghemawat, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusettes, USA, 1996; mm: Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria; Nigerian Institute of Public Relations; Institute of Directors, since 1991; National Council, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, 1988-94; ch: Economic and Budget Committee; Apapa Council of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, 1988-94; mm: Economic and Budget Committee; Council, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, 1988-94, Advisory Board, Enabling Environment 1988-94; Nigerian Economic Summit Group, 1988-94; Nigerian Economic Society, 1988-94; Board of Advisers, Association of International Students of Economics and Management, Lagos, 1988-94; West African Enterprise Network, 1988-94; African Studies Association, USA; Council, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since 1989; Finance and General Purpose Committee; Council of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since 1989; mem. Governing Council and Executive Committee, Institute of Directors of Nigeria, since 1997; Consultant to Citizens International Bank; Consultant to GPT (Telecommunications) West Africa; Consultant to National Maritime Authority; ch. Wordsmiths Printing and Packaging; ch. Platinum Bank Ltd; dir: Platinum Habib Bank Pic; prof. Social and Political Environment of Business, Pan African University, August 2002; Presidential Aspirant, Restoration Group, 2006 elections; awards. Top Seal Award for Leadership, 2002; ch. National Manpower Board, Platinum Bank, 2001; Leapfrog Venture Partners Ltd., 2002; Board of directors, BusinessDay; publ: Business Competition in Engineering Economies, Spectrum Books; Venturing in a Declining Economy; African Strategy in Emerging Economies, Spectrum Books, Ibadan; Critical Perspectives in Political Economy and Management. Critical perspectives on Nigerian Political economy and management (1999), Conscience: Opinions in the Struggle for Nation Building (1999) Minaj Books; Enterprise In Ascent, Spectrum Books; Entrepreneurship in Nigeria and the Challenge of Venturing in a Declining Economy; Thriving in Nigeria's Chaos, Lagos Business School Management Review. No. 1, 1996; Institutions and the Evolution of Competition in the Nigerian Banking Industry. Lagos Business School Standard Review, Vol.l Number 2, 1996; Managing Uncertainty: Competition and Strategy in Emerging Economics, 1998; To Serve is to live. Anchors TV Programme, Patito's Gang; Why Nations Are Poor, hob: squash rackets, golf, reading, playing games with children. off: PlatinumHabib Bank Pic, Plot 707, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; tel: 2621795-7, 2613118, 4617341-50; res: House 1, Patike Close, off Adeyemi Street, Agungi, Lekki, Lagos