Forbes list three Nigerians as part of Wealthiest Black Americans

Forbes list three Nigerians as part of Wealthiest Black Americans

Forbes has recorded three Nigerians as a component of its most impressive, significant and richest dark Americans for 2024.

The three Nigerians, Wemimo Monastery, Tope Awotona and Adebayo Ogunlesi, are completely situated in the US.

Nunnery, 32, is the Fellow benefactor and Co-President, Esusu, a New York fintech startup that assists tenants with building their records and scores by detailing rent installments to credit departments.

As per Forbes, in excess of 20,000 properties as of now offer Esusu’s administration and a few 1.8 million Americans have utilized Esusu to record a lease installment.

Awotona, 43, is the Pioneer and Chief, Calendly, a booking programming startup which private financial backers esteemed at $3 billion out of 2021.

At 15 years old, Awotona moved to Atlanta from Lagos where he was conceived. He concentrated on software engineering at the College of Georgia prior to changing majors to business and the board data.

Adebayo Ogunlesi, 70, is the Executive, fellow benefactor Worldwide Foundation Accomplices, a New York-based private value firm Worldwide Framework Accomplices (GIP).

In October, GIP was obtained by BlackRock for $12.5 billion in real money and offers, with Ogunlesi remaining administrator and Chief of GIP. Today, Forbes gauges Ogunlesi — who procured a Four year certification in liberal arts degree from Oxford, a Juris Specialist from Harvard Graduate school, and a MBA from Harvard Business college — has a total assets of $1.7 billion.

Others in the rundown of richest dark Americans incorporate Dr Dre, Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Gary Linnen, among others.