Public Value and Institutional Capability
Helping institutions strengthen the routines, leadership practices and delivery capabilities required to turn strategy into public value.
Public value strategist | Board director | Institutional transformation adviser
Building institutional capability for public value and lasting impact.
Dr Nonny Ugboma advises boards, governments and purpose-led organisations on innovation policy, governance, institutional transformation and sustainable development in Africa.
PhD, Innovation and Public Policy, UCL IIPPFormer Chief Executive, MTN Nigeria FoundationBoard DirectorExecutive Director, Nondunna LimitedPublic Value and Innovation Policy Expert
About Dr Ugboma
Dr Nonny Patricia Ugboma is a senior executive, scholar-practitioner and adviser whose work connects public value, institutional capability and strategic impact. Her experience spans corporate social investment, board governance, innovation policy, stakeholder ecosystems and sustainable development.
Areas of Expertise
Innovation and Mission-Oriented Policy
Advising on policy approaches that connect ambition, implementation capacity and measurable social outcomes.
Board Governance and Strategic Oversight
Supporting boards and senior leaders on governance, risk, accountability, stakeholder trust and long-term value creation.
Shared Value, ESG and Social Impact
Bringing evidence-led judgement to corporate social investment, ESG, partnerships and sustainable development strategy.
Published Articles
The full archive below reflects all published articles currently available on the site.
- Stabilisation, Consolidation and Sustained Development: Why Continuity Matters
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: Daily Times NG, The Alvin Report · 2026 - From Civil Servants to System Shapers: Rethinking the Role of Public Sector Workers in Nigeria
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: Leadership, The Alvin Report, Daily Times NG · 2026 - Why Nigeria’s Reforms Must Go Beyond Policy to Capability
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: Daily Times NG, The Alvin Report · 2026 - A quick look at the institution of corruption past present and future in Nigeria and sub-saharan-Africa
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: The Alvin Report · 2022 - Whose democracy is it anyway? A brief political assessment of Democracy in Nigeria or Africa
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: The Alvin Report · 2022 - Did Colonialism Distort Our Knowledge Production Modes?
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: The Alvin Report · 2022 - Nigeria at 61
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - 2021 International Youth Day & The Development Of Nigerian Agricultural Innovation System (NAIS)
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: The Alvin Report · 2021 - Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) & The African Youth
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: The Alvin Report · 2021 - Social impact is in her DNA
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Designing and Implementing Effective Collaborations
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Coronavirus and Societal Inequality
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Why the privileged should care about Inequality in Society
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Disaster Preparedness and Management: Lagos State as a case study
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Private Sectors Role in Creating A More Egalitarian Society
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay · 2021 - Nonny Ugboma, enthusiastic about future opportunities, charting her path to actualization
Author: Dr Nonny Ugboma · Published in: BusinessDay Women’s Hub · 2020
Engagement Routes
- Board and executive briefings
- Institutional capability and reform workshops
- Strategy, governance and public value advisory
- Public policy convenings, keynotes, panels and media commentary