Dr. Charity Ezenwa – Onuaku is the Founder and President of WealthyGen. She has 15 + years of corporate finance experience in the non-profit industry with organizations serving women; the education community; the vulnerable, underserved, low-income, and homeless populations. Her background and experience have provided value-added insights into strategic planning, monitoring, and analyzing of key financial and operational metrics to non-profit organizations.
Dr. Charity graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria; Master of Business Administration in Finance from Strayer University, Washington, DC; Master of Science in Public Accounting from Strayer University, Washington, DC; and Doctor of Business Administration in International Business from Argosy University, Arlington, Virginia.
In 2010, Dr. Charity received a certificate in Economic Measurement from the National Association for Business Economists (NABE). In 2011, she received a Master Financial Planner and Chartered Economist certifications from the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM). In 2016, she received a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) certification from the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC). In 2017, she was awarded a Verified Certificate in Financing for Development by the World Bank Group.
Dr. Charity is a social entrepreneur pursuing poverty alleviation through financial education. She founded WealthyGen in 2018 with the mission to empower women and youth through financial education, developing tools, and implementing programs that help them advance on the path to achieving financial stability and sustainable growth.
Her inspiration to found WealthyGen came from her experiences growing up in Nigeria with her family. She learned valuable money lessons from her mother, who was constantly planning, saving, and investing for the future from her very little income. When her father could no longer run his business due to unforeseen health challenges, her mother became the financial bedrock of the family. Her family lifestyle did not change because her mother prepared for the future out of her very little income. Dr. Charity realized that many individuals and families work very hard but struggle to afford their living standards at the slightest setback. She also realized that many people lack the necessary knowledge and skills to make sound financial decisions and may sometimes shy away from conversations about money and finances.
Through her experience, Dr. Charity sees women struggle with their finances, and the youth begin their independent financial lives with little to no knowledge about personal finance matters. The result is that they are faced with fast and easy ways to overspend their means, accumulate debts, and get into financial trouble. This was her inspiration and the driving force behind WealthyGen; to educate and empower people with the knowledge, skills, resources, and confidence to make sound financial decisions, choose the right financial products, establish sustainable livelihood activities, manage their income, spend wisely, build assets, and ultimately build generational wealth.
Our fearless leader – Dr. Charity, educates, speaks, and inspires from her wealth of knowledge and experience.
Outside her busy professional life, she is a wife and a mum with 3 wonderful kids.
Contact: drcharity@wealthygen.org