Who is Rachel Moré-Oshodi, the Woman Behind Africa’s $7 Billion Infrastructure?

Rachel Moré-Oshodi didn’t just stumble into infrastructure, she was shaped by it. Or more accurately, by its absence.

Born into a life that straddled two continents, Rachel experienced what many Africans only read about. She lived in cities with constant power, clean water, and smooth roads. But each time she returned to Nigeria, she faced a different reality. 

There, she saw children just as capable as she was, yet boxed in by crumbling systems and scarce resources. That contrast left a mark. It wasn’t just uncomfortable; it was transformative. 

It sparked a question in her young mind, Why do some systems work while others constantly fail? That question followed her into adulthood and led her into a career built on finding the answer and doing something about it.

Today, Rachel Moré-Oshodi is the CEO of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments. Her firm is behind more than $7 billion worth of infrastructure projects across Africa, spanning energy, transport, and digital sectors. 

But beyond the numbers, her work tells a bigger story: one about equity, resilience, and rewriting the future of African cities on African terms.

She lived between worlds

Growing up in both Europe and Africa gave Moré-Oshodi a front-row seat to global inequality. She saw what well-run infrastructure could make possible, access to education, safety, opportunity. 

And she saw what its absence could destroy dreams, dignity, and lives. This early exposure didn’t lead her to despair. It led her to action.

Instead of following a conventional career path in banking or tech, she pursued roles in development finance, first at the Inter-American Development Bank, later at IFC, TotalEnergies, and Rand Merchant Bank. 

These weren’t just résumé builders; they were training grounds for something bigger. In each role, she learned how money moves, how governments make decisions, and how global capital can either widen or close the development gap.

When she returned to Nigeria in 2012, it wasn’t with idealism. It was with a plan.

Rachel Moré-Oshodi is building without blueprints

Infrastructure in Africa is rarely straightforward. For every pothole filled or grid extended, there are a dozen more challenges waiting: weak institutions, unclear regulations, limited capital, and fragmented markets.

But Moré-Oshodi has never been intimidated by complexity. If anything, she thrives in it.

Under her leadership, ARM-Harith has delivered major projects that go beyond concrete and cables. 

Her work brings together global and local investors, regulators, pension funds, and engineers to create infrastructure that is climate-resilient, inclusive, and financially sound.

One standout example is the Azura-Edo Independent Power Project, Nigeria’s first privately-financed power plant under its new electricity market reforms. It wasn’t just a technical feat; it was a diplomatic and financial marathon, requiring alignment from a patchwork of international stakeholders.

And it paid off. The 450-megawatt plant now provides much-needed electricity to millions of Nigerians, helping chip away at the country’s massive energy deficit.

In Rachel’s words, “These aren’t just projects. They’re lifelines.”