In conversation with Dr. Sandie Okoro OBE

Dr. Sandie Okoro OBE has spent a career rewriting the rules. Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and former General Counsel at the World Bank and Standard Chartered, she became the first woman of African heritage to serve as General Counsel at a "too-big-to-fail" bank. In this conversation, she shares how to back yourself when no one else will.

Dr. Sandie Okoro OBE is the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and former General Counsel at the World Bank and at Standard Chartered Bank. In 2014, The Guardian listed Dr. Okoro as one of "10 women who are changing the face of the City". Having overcome her doubters and detractors, she became the first woman of African heritage to become General Counsel at a "too-big-to-fail" bank in 2022. She is one of the most influential people of African and Caribbean heritage in the UK and has been listed numerous times on the Powerlist. Online she has amassed 250,000 followers and 5.8 million views on TikTok. Now Dr. Okoro, in her own words, helps you "bet on yourself", is "inspiring women to greatness", and says to the world "#BringItOnDog".