JJ Enoch
Associate | J.S. Held LLC
London, UNITED KINGDOM
African Affairs Analyst | Geopolitics Risk Expert | Policy & Governance Strategist | Government Relations Advisor
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Biography
JJ is an Associate in the Strategy & Risk Advisory unit of J.S. Held. He focuses on advising clients in the telecom and FMCG sectors about investments in Anglophone West Africa and development in West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS. JJ is also a key member of the team's due diligence and investigative practice where he has conducted high-profile investigations across every region in sub-Saharan Africa and some countries in Asia and Europe. JJ’s recent work includes mandates for a European development finance institution, such as an investigation into one of East Africa’s largest financial institutions, and another into the one of the largest investors in Africa.
Before joining J.S. Held, JJ interned at Eurasia Group. He also worked at the West Africa Civil Society Institute in Accra, Ghana, supporting policy-influencing initiatives across all fifteen West African countries. Additionally, he worked at the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, where he helped build Nigeria's first-ever index that evaluates the performance of public institutions. JJ holds an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford, where he was a scholar at St. Antony's College. He is also a qualified lawyer and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Bowen University, Nigeria.
Industry Expertise (4)
Public Policy
Government Relations
Government Administration
Legal Services
Areas of Expertise (8)
Due Diligence Investigation
Political Risk
Compliance & Integrity Risk
Community Relations Auditing
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Government Relations Advisory
FMCG Industry Advisory
Telecom Industry Advisory
Accomplishments & Recognitions (2)
Shaper of the Quarter (professional)
2022 Abuja Global Shapers
Shaper of the Quarter (professional)
2021 Abuja Hub, Global Shapers Community
Media Appearances (2)
John Mahama Declared Winner Of Ghana's Presidential Election + More
Channels Television tv
2024-12-10
In an interview with ChannelsTV, J.S. Held Africa-focused strategic advisory expert JJ Enoch highlights Mahama’s plans to implement a “24-hour economy,” address power shortages, and launch an export development program within his first 120 days. With his party’s parliamentary majority, Mahama is well-positioned to pass reforms swiftly.
The Curious Dynamics of a Chequered Democracy
The Republic online
2023-06-20
The emergence of the Obidients—fervent supporters of Nigerian politician Peter Obi—has added another layer of vitality to the country’s democracy, which has the potential to make the country’s political landscape even more competitive.
Articles (1)
Conflict and Disruption: Repositioning Africa in Global Supply Chains
JD Supra2023 From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China tensions, exogenous shocks in recent years have put global supply chains under pressure. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel last month, and the conflict that has ensued, is the latest such incident, already disrupting the sourcing and transportation of goods in the Middle East and further afield. As a result of this increased global turmoil – and in expectation of further disruption to come – governments and businesses have increasingly made supply chain resilience a top priority, and looked to diversify their suppliers, products, and customers.
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Languages (2)
- English
- French
Education (4)
University of Oxford: M.S., African Studies 2023
Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University: ViMP, Venture in Management Program 2020
Nigerian Law School: B.L., Nigerian Procedural Law 2019
Bowen University: LL.B,, Law 2018
Licenses and Certifications (1)
AML General Awarenes
ACAMS
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