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Joy Dariye
Country Director, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Nigeria

Joy leads the Tony Blair Institute in Nigeria, where her role involves establishing effective delivery structures in the Presidency for their priority initiatives. Additionally, she leads a team dedicated to helping a State Governor at the subnational level translate his vision into tangible benefits for the community. 

Before her current role, Joy played a key part in founding and heading the Agricultural Delivery Unit during the previous administration. This effort resulted in the enumeration of over 6 million smallholder farmers, enabling the federal government to disburse subsidies exceeding $12 billion. 

Joy has also had the privilege of collaborating with development partners such as Adam Smith International, USAID, Gates Foundation, and Dalberg. She began her career at Goldman Sachs in London and holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Warwick.