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Tokumbo Shobowale, MIA ’99, Chief Operating Officer, NYC Economic Development Corporation
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Tokumbo E. O. Shobowale is the Chief Operating Officer of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the City's primary vehicle for promoting economic growth in each of the five boroughs. NYCEDC works to stimulate investment in New York across industry sectors and broaden the City's tax and employment base, while meeting the needs of businesses large and small. Shobowale previously served as an Executive Vice President overseeing strategy and policy, business development, and energy and telecommunication policy. Prior to joining NYCEDC, Shobowale was a strategy consultant for Dalberg Development, a firm strengthening global public institutions (e.g. UN and bilateral aid agencies) and also for McKinsey & Company, a global consultancy. He was previously Honduras program director for a small not-for-profit organization facilitating rural enterprise and energy development. He serves on the boards of the Dodge YMCA in downtown Brooklyn, the Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant, and is chair of the board of the Leadership Prep Charter School in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Shobowale earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University, an MIA at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and an MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management, earning each degree with academic distinction. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN.