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Tracy emmanuel

@tracyemmanuel

Senior Partner & Execution Lead driving digital policy and innovation ecosystems through multi-stakeholder programme delivery.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead digital policy and innovation ecosystem programmes—partnering across government, private sector, and development actors—to move complex reforms from agenda-setting to adoption through evidence, facilitation, and practical delivery.

I’m a policy, capacity development and programme delivery professional working at the intersection of digital transformation, innovation ecosystem support, and public-private collaboration. I design and execute multi-stakeholder innovation ecosystem solutions—translating strategy into workplans, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder outcomes.

As a Senior Partner & Execution Lead at DigitA XXEL Limited, I coordinate engagement across ministries, regulators, state governments, private sector actors, hubs, academia, and civil society to align interests and build buy-in. I lead quality assurance for outputs and manage delivery risks across complex stakeholder environments.

I also mobilize and develop evidence-informed policy reforms through roles including UNDP timbuktoo (Policy Impact / tPIU), and I design and deliver ecosystem training and deployment programmes through GIZ DTC and related initiatives. My ethos is moving reforms from agenda-setting to adoption and implementation—supported by policy briefs, decision memos, stakeholder maps, and practical implementation assets.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Chief Executive Officer

Current

Ventures Park

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Set strategic direction and led execution for a coworking space, focusing on growth, profitability, sustainability, and member success. Supervised the executive team and managed operations including facility management, member services, technology infrastructure, and vendor relationships.

Strategic Planning Business Operations Management Profitability And Sustainability Facility Management Member Services Vendor Management Executive Leadership Stakeholder Management

Current

Policy Mobilization Specialist

Current

UNDP TimBuktoo (tPIU)

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Mobilized hubs and country offices to convene policymakers, founders, investors, and academia to identify policy bottlenecks and consensus pathways for entrepreneurship-friendly reforms. Developed policy diagnostics and founder-facing training clinics to translate regulatory issues into actionable implementation guidance and supported cross-country learning and harmonization.

Policy Diagnostics Founder Training And Clinics Cross Country Learning Convenings

Current

Board Chair

Current

Gramaze Services Company

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Provided leadership for a home healthcare and care services venture, overseeing partner relationships and operational direction. Supported standard-setting, service delivery workflows, safeguarding, and data/process compliance to ensure safe and consistent care delivery.

Board Governance Healthcare Operations Standard Setting Safeguarding Data Compliance Partner Relationship Management Quality Assurance

Current

Senior Partner & Execution Lead

Current

DigitA XXEL Limited

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Led digital policy and innovation ecosystem regulatory programme execution, translating strategy into workplans and stakeholder outcomes across ministries, regulators, states, private sector, hubs, academia, and civil society. Designed policy and research tools and produced briefs and evidence packs to move policy intent into implementation while managing delivery risks.

Innovation Ecosystem Public Private Partnerships Policy Research Programme Management

Ecosystem Research & Training

GIZ DTC

Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 (3 years)

Designed and executed ecosystem training on investable enterprise support, including a comprehensive innovation support network mapping system. Deployed a state adoption programme to support subnational uptake of the National Startup Act and created learning strategies for public-sector officials designing innovation and startup ecosystem programmes.

Ecosystem Training Design Investable Enterprise Support Innovation Network Mapping National Startup Act Implementation Public Sector Capacity Building Learning Strategy Innovation Support Networks Programme Delivery Facilitation

Business Consultant

Business Academy Africa

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

Co-led a practical business education platform focused on capability building for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and ecosystem actors. Designed curricula and learning toolkits across sales, operations, finance, and strategy, and coordinated partnerships, facilitators, programme logistics, and participant engagement to drive consistent learner outcomes.

SME Capability Building Finance And Strategy Toolkit Development Programme Logistics Stakeholder Engagement Facilitation