Interswitch Backs Lagos Business School's First Endowed Chair to Boost Leadership, Africa-Focused Research
Interswitch has been inducted as a founding corporate supporter of the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair in Strategic Management at Lagos Business School (LBS), the institution's first endowed chair, in a move aimed at strengthening leadership development, research and management education across Africa.
LAGOS, Nigeria – Interswitch, one of Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has become a founding corporate supporter of the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair in Strategic Management at Lagos Business School (LBS), reinforcing its commitment to leadership development, knowledge creation and institutional excellence across the continent.
The endowed chair, the first in the history of Lagos Business School, was established ahead of Professor Albert Alos' 87th birthday in September 2026 to honour his contributions to management education. The initiative is designed to promote Africa-focused research, strengthen faculty leadership, foster thought leadership and develop a new generation of responsible business leaders.
According to Interswitch, its support for the initiative reflects its belief that sustainable economic development depends not only on technological innovation but also on strong institutions that nurture ideas, leadership and enterprise.
The partnership also builds on a longstanding relationship between Interswitch and Lagos Business School. The company's Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell Elegbe, serves on the LBS Advisory Board and is also Executive-in-Residence, where he provides strategic guidance and engages students, executives and business leaders on innovation, entrepreneurship and building sustainable African enterprises.
Speaking on the partnership, Elegbe said building Africa's future requires more than innovation in technology.
"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," he said.
He added that Interswitch was proud to deepen its collaboration with Lagos Business School in advancing excellence, innovation and responsible leadership across Africa.
Lagos Business School welcomed the company as a founding corporate supporter, describing the initiative as a landmark effort to strengthen Africa-focused research and produce responsible business leaders capable of driving sustainable economic growth across the continent.
The school noted that Interswitch's support demonstrates a shared commitment to innovation, rigorous research and stronger collaboration between academia and industry in building globally competitive institutions.
The latest partnership adds to Interswitch's broader investments in education, entrepreneurship and talent development. Beyond its role in digital payments, the company has supported initiatives promoting financial inclusion, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, youth empowerment and entrepreneurship.
Interswitch said the investment comes at a time when Africa's increasingly digital and interconnected economies require stronger locally driven research, world-class management education and values-based leadership to compete globally.
The company added that supporting the Professor Albert Alos Endowed Chair represents an investment in the ideas, institutions and partnerships that will shape Africa's future growth and innovation.
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