Dr. Basil A.N. Onugu attended: University of Nigeria Nsukka where he obtained B.Sc (Hons) in Maths Ed. and Statistics as the best graduating student in 1972. He furthered his studies at Ahmadu Below university Zaria and University of Colorado, Boulder, USA and obtained Diploma in Business Administration (March 1977) and Economics (September, 1977) respectively. He got his MBA, Finance Major, Accounting Minor from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (IMT), Cambridge, USA from 1977-1979. He also got Diploma in Banking and Development Finance from Manchester Business School, Manchester, England in 1980. He got his Ph.D in Management with specialization in management of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) in 2006 from St. Clements University, UK. He equally attended many professional training to his credits. Dr. Basil A.N. Onugu has worked in many establishments with vital positions. He worked as a consultant with Centre for Management Development from 1979-1981. He also worked as Ag. Controller, Operations with Central Investment Co. Ltd from 1981-1984. He went further and worked as Assistant Manager of Nigerian-American Merchant Bank Ltd from 1984-1988. From 1988-1990, he held a position of Manager, Corporate Finance of Merchant Bank of Africa Ltd. He held the position of General Manager of Zenith International Bank Ltd from1990-1998. He grew to the position of Executive Director of Liberty Merchant Bank Plc from 1998-2000. He worked with African Express Bank Plc from 2000-2003 as the Managing Director/CEO. Currently, he is the Managing Director/CEO of Leadership Paradigm Consultants Ltd. He was appointed a Director of Kenechukwu Microfinance Bank in September, 2015 to help in the realization of the strategic vision of the Bank.