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FEMI OLUWOLE AYESHA OFORI
Co-founder and chief spokesperson Founder and CEO, Axion Property Partners
of Our Future, Our Choice (OFOC)
Ayesha Ofori is an experienced investment manager,
Femi is the co-founder and the very public unapologetic wealth adviser and real estate specialist with over
voice of the anti-Brexit, pro-EU advocacy group and 10 years of experience in the field. The current chief
campaign Our Future, Our Choice (OFOC), a largely viral executive of her own company, Axion Property
movement leading a youth campaign for a People’s Vote Partners, she educates under-represented groups about
regarding Brexit, and one of the most stringent voices property investment. Ayesha has also started two new
when it comes to the Remain stance. Working closely communities: PropElle – a property investment network
with other Remain-centric campaigns in Millbank Tower, in which women are empowered to achieve their financial
OFOC puts a strong spotlight on the generational aspect and lifestyle goals through property investment – and
of Brexit, placing the estimated 74 per cent of people the Black Property Network.
under 24 who voted to Remain at the centre of the Before starting her own company, Ayesha managed
debate. The Darlington-born over $300million of assets for six years as a private
activist is infamous for taking no wealth advisor and executive director at Goldman Sachs,
prisoners when it comes to where she represented ultra-high net worth individuals,
going toe-to-toe debating family offices and funds, advising clients on how to invest
against Brexiteers such as their capital and also managing assets on their behalf.
former UKIP leader Nigel She rapidly became one of the firm’s most senior black
Farage, with his incredible women in a client-facing role in Europe.
grasp of the facts, Prior to this, she was with Morgan Stanley, working in
packaged with a quick their Real Estate Investing team.
wit and sound knowledge, Ayesha, who holds an MBA from London Business
which have all added to the School and an MSci in Physics from Imperial College
tremendous momentum of the London, has spoken about property and investment at
OFOC movement. numerous events including London Business School,
Unsurprisingly he has received threats and hateful abuse Kings College London, The
due to his work, but this has only spurred him London Institute of Banking
on more, saying: “There is no price I wouldn’t pay to and Finance, KPMG, the
stop Brexit.” AllBright and others. She
Femi is regularly in the media appearing on TV and also features as a panel
radio shows such as Good Morning Britain, and is a expert on Property
frequent guest on national radio station talkRADIO. Question Time for
He has written for The Independent, The Guardian, and Property TV. Ayesha has
Metro. A lot of his time is spent touring the country won a slew of awards and
engaging with voters and encouraging the discussion accolades including being
around the issues surrounding the referendum, aiming named in Management
to make the process easier for the average person to Today’s 35 Women Under
understand. Femi is a graduate of the University of 35 and as a RESI Trailblazer,
Nottingham and prior to co-founding OFOC in 2017, which recognises entrepreneurs, innovators and
worked in NGOs and human rights agencies. disruptors who are shaking up the UK residential sector.

AKOSUA ANNOBIL also a co-leader of TLA Africa (Tech events, investment tours and business
Founder, Tech in Ghana London Advocates: Africa), a network missions to Ghana.
Recognised as one of the most of individuals and organisations The networks that Akosua has
influential emerging black leaders working together to develop garnered from her endeavours
in the UK tech sector, Akosua stronger links between the tech allows her to distributes a regular
Annobil has made her mark ecosystems in London and digital newsletter to more than
within the tech industry key African markets. 10,000 investors, business owners,
in both Ghana and In addition, Akosua government stakeholders and
the UK. She is the is the founder entrepreneurs globally.
creator of Tech in of AB2020, a Akosua’s background is as an
Ghana, a high- communications entertainment news editor, radio
level platform and events presenter and owner of her own PR
for start-ups, company which company Fire Media, where she took
investors/funders champions on high-profile clients, promoting
entrepreneurs Africa business them in the media, organising popular
and business and connects events and consulting with other
professionals to individuals within organisations such as the GUBA
meet, network and do the investment Awards to help build and add value to
business together. She is community by organising other brands.

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