Interswitch Strengthens Investment in Africa's Future as Founding Corporate Supporter of Lagos Business School's First Endowed Chair

 


 Interswitch, one of Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has been inducted as a founding corporate supporter of the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair in Strategic Management, Lagos Business School's (LBS) first endowed chair, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to advancing leadership, knowledge creation and institutional excellence across Africa.

 
 
Established ahead of Professor Albert Alos' 87th birthday in September 2026, the landmark initiative honours his enduring contributions to management education and is dedicated to advancing Africa-focused research, strengthening faculty leadership, fostering thought leadership, and developing the next generation of responsible business leaders who will drive Africa's growth on the global stage.
 
 
Having transformed Africa's payments landscape through innovation and technology for more than two decades, Interswitch believes that sustainable economic progress depends just as much on investing in the institutions that cultivate ideas, develop leaders and inspire enterprise. Its support for the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair reflects this conviction and highlights the vital role that collaboration between academia and industry plays in building globally competitive African economies.
 
 
The announcement further deepens a longstanding relationship between Interswitch and Lagos Business School, built on a shared commitment to leadership development, innovation and enterprise excellence. Founder and Group CEO, Mitchell Elegbe, serves on the Lagos Business School Advisory Board and as Executive-in-Residence, where he contributes strategic insight to the School's pursuit of excellence in management education while engaging students, executives and business leaders on innovation, entrepreneurship and building enduring African enterprises.
 
 
Reflecting on the significance of the partnership, Elegbe said:
"Building Africa's future requires more than technological innovation; it requires strong institutions that cultivate leaders capable of solving complex challenges and creating lasting value. Our support for the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair reflects our belief that academia and industry have a shared responsibility to generate the ideas, research and leadership that will shape the continent's next chapter. We are proud to deepen our partnership with Lagos Business School in advancing excellence, innovation and responsible leadership across Africa."

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