Jerry Sawyerr

Background

About Jerry Sawyerr

Jerry Sawyerr brings on board over 20 years cognate experience spanning Technology, FMCG, Advocacy, Government Relations, Social Impact, Media Relations and Marketing. Until recently, Jerry was General Manager, Redwood Consulting. Before then, he managed Weber Shandwick growth in Nigeria as Country Director. He established a strong network across West and East Africa, growing the business significantly. Jerry worked directly with Nigeria’s former Minister for Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, to provide communications and media relations support for the ministry’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) by positioning both Nigeria’s agricultural sector and the Minister’s leadership to a global audience. He was involved in the African Union drive, through its CAAPD initiative, to help African countries reach a higher path of economic growth through agriculture-led development. He led several high level campaigns for UNICEF, United Nations Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He provided strategic directions in Nigeria for Save the Children, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Rockefeller Foundation and African Innovation Foundation. Jerry is a media expert, having trained top executives from Mastercard, Ericsson, Eaton, LBS, Microsoft, First Bank, CBN and others.