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Leadership
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We’re a hardworking team with years of diverse professional experiences spanning a wide range of finance disciplines and services. Our passion for helping our clients is what unites us. We can't wait to work with you.

  • Jay Jelenke
    Chief Executive Officer
    Jay, CEO of Harava Group, Inc and co-founder of Harava Capital, brings extensive expertise in the areas of corporate finance, accounting, tax, and investment. As a skilled business advisor, he has successfully enhanced profitability for small and mid-sized...
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  • Okezie Ofoegbu
    Chief Investment Officer
    Okezie is the Chief Experience Office at Libera Partners and Chief investment officer at Harava Group. He leads a young, dynamic team of investment professionals that develop bankable business opportunities and secure financing, technical partnerships, an...
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  • Samiya Edwards
    Advisor
    Samiya is a Vice President at Libera Partners. Previously, she worked with early-stage and private equity funds focused on emerging markets in Asia and Africa on transactions and portfolio management in the financial services, technology, and social media ...
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  • Kelley Page Jibrell, Ph.D
    Advisor
    Kelley brings an extensive breadth of knowledge to Harava as a highly regarded global advisor specializing in strategy, collaboration, and implementation across diverse industries and continents. Her clientele includes United States and foreign governments...
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  • Brad Sligh
    Lead Advisor, Real Estate
    With an impressive background in real estate investment and development, Brad has a deep-rooted connection to the industry, having owned and managed his first property at the age of 12. After his studies at the University of Maryland Business School, he ve...
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  • Gladson Nwanna, PhD
    Advisor
    Gladson, a tenured professor at Morgan State University, has an extensive background in academia, with over 35 years of teaching and research experience in accounting and finance. He also served as the Chairperson of the Department of Accounting & Fina...
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Our team
Learn more about our team

We're a dedicated team of finance professionals with years of diverse experiences across the industry. Though our skills and backgrounds vary, our shared commitment to serving clients binds us together.

  • Babalola Olaoluwa
    Senior Accountant
    Olaoluwa is a Chartered Accountant with a proven track record of over 5 years in Financial Accounting and advisory services. Specializing in Financial Reporting, Financial Modelling, and Taxation, Olaoluwa is a graduate in accounting from the prestigious U...
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  • Cheri Hall
    Operations Manager and Executive Assistant
    Cheri brings over two decades of experience in managing logistics and operations for senior executives across diverse industries, both domestically and internationally. A certified Equity & Inclusion expert, Cheri specializes in fostering non-profit o...
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  • Opeyemi Famodimu
    Digital Marketing Associate
    Opeyemi is a digital marketing associate at Harava Group where she supports the organization in digital marketing management and program management. As an MBA graduate of Kogod School of Business- American University, Opeyemi is a pivotal force in digital ...
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  • Bellina Forbin
    Business Development Consultant
    Bellina is the Chief Visionary Officer of Wealth Whispers, LLC serving as a financial guru, providing tools to help individuals birth their financial dreams. Forbin has a background in accounting, with over 10 years of experience working in corporate and p...
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