FOUNDER & LEADERSHIP

Meet Our Founder

Dr. Jennifer Chukwujekwe

Interior Designer, Educator and Advocate

A multidisciplinary leader working at the intersection of design, entrepreneurship, leadership and professional development.

Dr. Jennifer Chukwujekwe

THE FOUNDER

Building the next generation of African design leaders

Dr. Jennifer Chukwujekwe is a multidisciplinary leader, interior designer, educator, advocate, coach and author. Her work connects design, entrepreneurship, leadership and professional development.

She is committed to empowering professionals, entrepreneurs and interior designers to build profitable, scalable businesses while transforming how people experience spaces, education and enterprise through design.

“Empowering people to build sustainable businesses and transform spaces through design.”

IMPACT & REACH

A career measured in people, institutions and possibilities

1,500+

Interior designers trained

400+

Additional students trained through grants

2014

Jenniez Designs founded

2025–2029

President, African Confederation of Interior Designers

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Deep expertise across design, business and technology

Jennifer holds qualifications in Commercial Interior Design, Business and Branding, Geology, and Applied Computing and IT. Her academic and professional development spans respected institutions in the UK, Harvard Business School and Future Females Business School UK.

She is a Fellow of the Global Institute of Leadership and Governance, South Africa, and holds an Honorary Doctorate (PhD) in Education from Prowess University, Delaware, USA.

She is currently pursuing a PhD in Interior Design focused on Interior Design Education and Professional Policy in Africa, developing a Pan-African framework for curriculum, accreditation and professional practice.

Selected credentials

Commercial Interior Design — The Interior Design Institute UK
Business & Branding
Geology
Applied Computing & IT — University of Bedfordshire UK
Entrepreneurial Essentials — Harvard Business School, Cohort November 2021
Future Females Business School UK
Fellow — Global Institute of Leadership and Governance, South Africa
Honorary Doctorate (PhD) in Education — Prowess University, Delaware, USA

ENTREPRENEURIAL PORTFOLIO

From design consultancy to a wider enterprise ecosystem

Her influence spans education, consulting and enterprise development through professional courses, executive training, coaching, seminars, masterminds, conferences and one-on-one advisory services.

Jenniez Designs

Interior design consultancy founded in 2014, serving residential, commercial and corporate clients.

JD Furniture

A furniture manufacturing company within her entrepreneurial portfolio.

Jenniez Home Store

An online furniture hardware platform extending her design enterprise ecosystem.

Uzo Living

An eco-friendly home fragrance company in her wider entrepreneurial portfolio.

LEADERSHIP & RECOGNITION

Shaping professional standards and the design ecosystem

Jennifer’s leadership spans professional associations, mentorship, humanitarian service and industry development, with a focus on strengthening people, institutions and the future of interior design in Africa.

Professional leadership

• President, African Confederation of Interior Designers (2025–2029)
• Executive Board Member, Pan-Afrikan Design Institute
• 5th President, Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN)
• Vice President, IDAN Electoral Committee
• Member, FIABCI International

Mentorship, service & advocacy

• Mentor, Fate Foundation
• Mentor, Tony Elumelu Foundation
• Mentor, IDAN Mentorship Programme
• Life Member, WIMBIZ; served on the Membership Committee
• Vice President, Lagos Marvel Lions Club International
• Melvin Jones Fellow (MJF)
• Chairperson, Nigerian Chapter of the G100 Global Mission to End Hunger

Industry & education milestones

JSAID is described in the biography as Africa’s first interior design school accredited by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), Canada. It is also an approved virtual training centre for interior design by LSETF, TVET and NBTE.

Recognition & platforms

Host of Blueprint Conference, described in the biography as Nigeria’s only and largest interior design conference. Author of The Interior Designers Planner. Lead Interior Design Consultant for Dulux Nigeria, including work on the Dulux Design Challenge for Big Brother Naija 2020.

THE BIGGER VISION

A Pan-African future for design education

Through her current doctoral research, Jennifer is focused on Interior Design Education and Professional Policy in Africa, with the goal of developing a Pan-African framework for curriculum, accreditation and professional practice.

Across education, consulting, entrepreneurship and professional leadership, she continues to shape design education, professional standards and design entrepreneurship across Africa and globally.

At a glance

Design
Interior design consultancy and professional practice

Education
Training and development for design professionals

Enterprise
Building profitable, scalable design businesses

Leadership
Professional standards, mentorship and ecosystem building

BEYOND THE BOARDROOM

The person behind the work

Beyond her professional life, Dr. Jennifer Chukwujekwe is married with two sons and enjoys teaching, research, travel, cooking and spending time with family.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Experienced educators, designers, and business leaders

JSAID is led by experienced educators, practicing interior designers, business leaders, and researchers committed to advancing the profession across Africa, bringing decades of combined experience in interior design, architecture, business development, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, and design research.