Lehlé Baldé is an award-winning global citizen actively contributing to Agendas 2030 and 2063.  She is an International Monetary Fund Youth Fellow and an Acumen fellow, a group of impact-driven leaders tackling the world’s most significant problems. She is a media professional and one of the youngest newspaper editors, a sustainable development professional, event host, moderator, and producer with a core focus on economic inclusion through financial inclusion and literacy advocacy. A third culture kid who has lived in over 10 countries and visited over 45.  She speaks French, English, and  Spanish. According to Forbes, she is changing the narrative for African women.

She is a respected moderator and event host and was invited to host the national debate at the Nigerian Economic Summit on poverty alleviation in 2021 and has hosted and moderated over 100 events focusing on sustainable development. Over the years, her engagement with policymakers, business leaders, the youth, and the general public through various media platforms contributed to shedding light on the SDGs and socio-economic issues: including financial inclusion, policy, poverty alleviation, and impact investing, and financial literacy for young Africans. She is the host and producer of various shows focused on the sustainable development goals backed by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Endeavor to mention a few. 

She has worked in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. She is most known for her work at West Africa’s leading provider of business intelligence and news, BusinessDay Media Limited, as the editor of the Weekender. Previously she was a senior associate in the department of strategy, innovation, and partnership department and worked as an associate in the digital transformation department. She is also a brand ambassador for Sparkle PLC, a leading digital bank that holds transparency and trust as core values.