Chikezie Anachu -
Founder and Managing Partner
Chikezie Anachu is a lawyer, management consultant and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience advising governments, international organizations, Fortune 500 businesses and nonprofits on business strategy, operations optimization, change management, U.S. and international commercial law, and economic policy.
Prior to launching Zidolph Capital, Chikezie was a consultant at McKinsey and Company, advising leading American businesses on their toughest issues and helping them unlock millions of dollars in savings and new revenue opportunities. There, among other projects, Chikezie helped Fortune 500 clients build strategic roadmaps for new business products, implement spend optimization initiatives yielding $10M+ in savings, and introduce strategic and operational discipline into $100M+ product development programs.
Prior to McKinsey, Chikezie worked with a major legal research institute to advance U.S. commercial policy interests at the United Nations and World Bank. In that role, he helped leading multilateral organizations develop best practice commercial law frameworks with a focus on secured lending, and supported national governments around the world with their adoption and implementation. Chikezie also has significant entrepreneurial experience, having co-founded a video streaming start-up that reached thousands of users and a local college magazine publication.
Chikezie holds degrees in law and business, including a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA and Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, he is licensed to practice law in the great State of New York and in Nigeria. In his free time, Chikezie loves to travel, spend time with family and check out new restaurants. An avid music listener, he also enjoys dancing, exercise, and watching whatever sport is in season.