Olufunlola Rotimi is a lawyer and independent legal researcher specialising in international trade and public international law. She received an LLB from the University of Birmingham, U.K. and an LLM from the prestigious International Legal Studies Programme of the American University, Washington College of Law in D.C. She is a successful entrepreneur who has worked with several organizations such as NECA’s Network for Entrepreneurial Women in skills acquisition and entrepreneurial training for women. Olufunlola is a member of both the Association of Women in International Trade and the Washington International Trade Association. Her passion for international trade stems from an appreciation of it as a fundamental tool for development.