Dozie Okpalaobieri is an economist and an international consultant with experience advising multilateral institutions and other clients on various issues. He is one of the leading power sector experts.
He regularly advises local and international corporations on the impact of Nigerian Policy and Law on their investments and operations in Nigeria, particularly regarding: the establishment of local subsidiaries, corporate governance and compliance, mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring, labour, customs, immigration, and regulatory issues, and liaising with federal and state government agencies. Dozie is often called to speak at local and international conferences and seminars.
He was previously the Senior Legal Advisor for the Power Africa Transactions and Reform Program (PATRP) in Nigeria, primarily providing policy support and advice to Nigeria’s government on energy sector issues and industry restructuring.
He served as the Special Assistant on Energy to Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance. He set up the oil and gas division at the Ministry to monitor oil and gas revenues and coordinated stakeholder management to drive reform in the power sector. As a Legal and Policy Adviser at the African Center for Economic Transformation in Ghana, he advised Governments in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Mozambique on policy and legal issues in the extractive resources sector.
Dozie holds a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law, a Masters in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business at Northwestern and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Nigerian Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. He loves travelling and reading. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN).