RASHEED OLAOLUWA
CEO/PRINCIPAL OFFICER
Rasheed Olaoluwa is a seasoned investment and wealth management professional with over a decade of experience spanning portfolio management, project finance, capital markets strategy, and structured investments. As the Chief Executive Officer of Ranora Consulting Limited, he leads a multidisciplinary firm providing wealth and asset management, financial advisory, business development, and technology-driven investment solutions across Africa.
Rasheed’s career has been defined by his ability to originate, structure, and execute complex financial transactions across sectors such as banking, oil and gas, agriculture, real estate, manufacturing, and telecommunications. His expertise covers portfolio construction and analytics, alternative investments, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital raising, and corporate restructuring.
At Ranora, he has spearheaded several initiatives, including:
- The Ranora Portfolio Suite, a proprietary web-based platform for real-time portfolio tracking, analytics, and reporting tailored for African capital markets.
- Ranora Acres, an agricultural aggregation and financing initiative supporting smallholder farmers and value-chain development.
- Strategic partnerships with the Bank of Industry (BOI) through his firm’s accreditation as a Business Development Service Provider (BDSP), enabling structured financing for SMEs and agribusinesses.
Rasheed’s approach combines data-driven insight, disciplined risk management, and strategic foresight. He is deeply committed to building Africa’s equivalent of BlackRock and Bloomberg, driving a vision that merges finance, technology, and innovation to create scalable investment infrastructure across the continent.


