Henry Obi CBE

Director

Henry Obi is the Partner responsible for public and regulatory affairs at Helios Investment Partners and is a member of the Helios’ Investment Committee. Previously, he was a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Helios from its inception in 2006 until 2018. Before joining Helios, Henry was a Partner at Aureos Capital.

He has previously been a board member of Eland Oil and Gas PLC and was the Chairman of the Emerging Market Private Equity Association's (EMPEA) Africa Council, based in Washington DC.

He was awarded a CBE in 2021 for services to public and political service. In addition, Henry is a Governor at the London Business School, and a Trustee of Prostate Cancer UK.

Henry holds a BSc and Msc in Architecture from the University of Nigeria, a BArch from the University of Nottingham, and an MBA from the London Business School. A Nigerian and Irish national, Henry also speaks Igbo.