Team Members / Chinaelo Okafor

Chinaelo Okafor

Sr. Manager, Strategy & Analysis

Strategist with a unique skill set, combining 6+ years of top-tier management consulting and in-house corporate strategy experience, working at the intersection of strategy and operations.

Prior to Saphineia, Chinaelo was a Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy at General Mills, where she led cross-enterprise projects and developed high-impact initiatives for senior leadership and the Board. At General Mills, she designed strategies projected to increase enterprise growth by $1.5B, identified new categories driving $150M in topline growth, restructured underperforming segments to add $1B in enterprise value, and implemented team metrics that boosted engagement by 20%.

Before this, Chinaelo was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, leading consulting teams across Consumer, Healthcare, Education, and Social sectors.

Chinaelo began her career at General Mills as a Field Selling Associate and later serving as Brand Marketing Associate where she managed top accounts, drive new business, improved distribution %, and leading marketing initiatives in Mills’ Grain, Nutrition, and Fruit Businesses.

VALUE CHAIN SKILLS

  • Strategic Planning
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Operations
  • Data Analytics
  • M&A
  • Project Management
  • Organizational Design
  • Team Leadership
  • Communications and People Development
  • Marketing Strategy

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • General Mills, Inc
    Various marketing and strategy roles, spanning brand management, field sales, and corporate strategy
  • McKinsey & Company
    Engagement Manager/Associate

EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATIONS

  • MBA, Yale School of Management
  • BA, English & American Literature, New York University

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