Funlola is an investment professional with interests that lie at the intersection of technological innovation, climate change, and emerging markets. Funlola currently serves as Investment Manager at McKnight where he helps steward the foundation’s $3 billion endowment and $500+ million impact investing portfolio. Funlola also serves as Africa Advisor at Concordia, where he co-founded Concordia Africa, and focuses on implementing programs and social-impact driven public-private partnerships.

Auparavant, Funlola a occupé le poste de responsable des investisseurs au CDP, une organisation axée sur l'intégration environnementale, sociale et de gouvernance (ESG) dans les marchés financiers. En tant que responsable des investisseurs, il a conseillé des institutions financières et des sponsors financiers sur le financement des infrastructures durables et les risques d'investissement, ainsi que sur les opportunités liées au climat, à la rareté de l'eau et à la déforestation des produits de base.

Funlola’s civic and nonprofit activities include board service at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Nexus Community Partners, the Land Institute, and the Advisory Board for Entrepreneurship at Cornell University. He was recognized as an Emerging Leader at the Atlantic Dialogues in Marrakech and has been as a Bush Leadership fellow from the Bush Foundation. Funlola earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.