Dr Obinna Udodiri Nkwocha is a Finance lecturer, facilitator and teaching fellow at the University of Wolverhampton. He has more than 10 years of experience in academia, worked as a project consultant for third sector organisations as well as a research consultant for several national and international organisations. His research interest includes Entrepreneurship, Women empowerment, Microfinance, Public policy, SMEs, Impact research/assessments and Mixed methods research. He has published in a renowned international journal. He holds a PhD in finance, master’s in Management and Finance, BSc in Economics as well as Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCE). He is also Prince 2 Certified, a HEA Fellow, NIM member and has a significant record of experience in voluntary work in Nigeria and UK. In an industrial context, he has vast networks with key players and scholars in the development industry.

Dr Obinna Udodiri Nkwocha research interest includes Entrepreneurship, Women empowerment, Microfinance, Public policy, SMEs, Impact research/assessments and Mixed methods research. 

• Senior Fellow of the HEA (FHEA)
• PRINCE2® 

• PhD, Birmingham City University
• MSc, Birmingham City University
• Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCE), Birmingham City University.
• PRINCE2® Qualified | APMG International
• Advanced Project Management, Oxford University

• Nkwocha, O., Hussain, J., El-Gohary, H. Edwards, D. and Ovia, E. (2019). Dynamics of Group Lending Mechanism and the Role of Group Leaders in Developing Countries: Evidence from Nigeria, International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management (IJCRMM), Volume 10, Issue 3.
• SEPIP and UNTAD 2019 Conference: “Applied Industrial  Policy  Theory,  Empirics and  Instruments for Effective  Policy  Design”, held at OSTIM  Technical University on 16-17 October 2019, Ankara, Turkey.

Dr Obinna Nkwocha has considerable industry experience in both the private and public sector. He has significant experience in Accounting, training and third sector research and consultancy. 

Dr Obinna is keen to work collaboratively with academics and industry to continue to develop innovative ways to support businesses and entrepreneurship.