Solape Akinpelu is a highly accomplished business leader and gender-finance expert. She serves as the Co-Founder & CEO of HerVest, a fintech company that provides inclusive finance to African women through goal-oriented savings, impact investing, and credit options for smallholder women farmers and women-led SMEs. With over 30,000 members, HerVest is dedicated to improving women's lives through financial access and services. Solape is a Certified Financial Education instructor and a member of the Personal Finance Speakers Association (USA) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).