Uzo Iwobi

Uzoamaka Linda Iwobi CBE[4] FLSW (// ⓘ /ɪˈwoʊbi/ ih-WOH-bee[5] born 7 February 1969[1]) is a British-Nigerian solicitor and equalities practitioner.

She is the former Specialist Policy Adviser on Equalities to the Welsh Government,[6] an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wales Trinity St David[7] and founder, secretary and former chief executive officer at Race Council Cymru.

[7] More recently she became the first International Chair of Diversity at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in November 2018.

[13] Professor Iwobi holds the Postgraduate Certificate in Education from University of Wales Swansea[7] and in May 2022 she was appointed as Vice President of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

[14] Iwobi was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to community race relations and South Wales communities and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to racial equality and championing diversity and inclusion.