Dr. Humphrey Akanazu is the Rector of Bodhisastra University (Nigerian Alumni) Florida – USA; Executive Principal and Advisory Board Member at Docenti Global Business School; and Co-Founder of Rome Business School Nigeria Limited. He is a researcher, a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) consultant linking foreign investors with their local counterparts in Nigeria, an experienced business development expert, and an educationist with a rich background in management consultancy and training and development.

Assoc. Prof. Humphrey Akanazu has many years of hands-on experience in the design, delivery, coordination, facilitation, and administration of training and development initiatives in major Nigerian cities as well as across Europe, America, Asia, and the United Arab Emirates. He also interviews and recruits for various companies.

Assoc. Prof. Akanazu is well experienced in entrepreneurship development, which he practices through his numerous business partnerships with reputable local and foreign companies, schools, and institutions. He was the convener of the First Annual Forum on Family-Owned Businesses in Nigeria in 2016, a project realized in partnership with Rome Business School Italy and the Centre For Values in International Development (CVL), where he introduced a Family Business Education model for Nigerian-owned businesses. He continues to host a series of seminars on family businesses and succession planning.

A psychologist by training, Humphrey worked as a researcher at the Interfaces of Psychology in Spain in 2011, where he presented part of his research work on Quality Assurance Methodology in Entrepreneurship Education and Lifelong Learning. He has attended numerous conferences and congresses on education and psychology across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and has published articles on entrepreneurship in major international journals. He is also the author of the book, Love, Myth and Stage: An Introduction to Classical Culture.

Assoc. Prof. Akanazu’s entrepreneurial skill is demonstrated in his ability to co-found and build Rome Business School Nigeria from scratch into an institution with high international visibility, particularly within Africa.