Mr. Achunine currently serves as Director of Business Development and Communications at the Nigerian Conservation Foundation where he is engaged to drive stakeholder engagement, develop new opportunities, build, and expand the presence of the organization locally and globally. He is a senior social development expert with more than 16 years extensive hands-on experience in project and people management across education, youth and leadership development, empowerment and entrepreneurship, livelihood support and community development, and advocacy programmes. Mr. Achunine has served as the Executive Director, Centre for Memories in Enugu, Nigeria; Executive Secretary of The Bridge Leadership Foundation, in Cross River State, Nigeria; and as Chief Operating Officer of the Centre for Values in Leadership in Lagos, Nigeria.  He holds a certificate in Social Sector Management, a transformational leadership programme from the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University. He also holds a first degree in Philosophy (First Class honors) from Imo State University, Owerri and Pontifical Urban University Rome.