Mrs. Arinthia S. Komolafe is an experienced professional with a successful career in law, banking, policy making and corporate administration. A goal-oriented leader with great interpersonal and communication skills, Mrs. Komolafe possesses an analytical mind that provokes progressive conversations in the national interest. She is a disciplined and organized Bahamian professional with a proven track record of achieving results and driving positive change.

A graduate of C.R. Walker Secondary School, Mrs. Komolafe studied Accounting & Finance at the College of The Bahamas and the American Intercontinental University in London, England. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) from the University of Buckingham and completed postgraduate studies at BPP Law School in London. She was called to the Bar of England & Wales and The Bahamas Bar in 2003 and is a member of the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. In the same year she was licensed as a Notary Public.

Besides being a corporate lawyer by profession, Mrs. Komolafe is a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners in the UK and has participated in a number of working groups of the Bahamas Financial Services Board. She has worked for institutions such as Lloyds Bank, MeesPierson Fund Services, Credit Suisse, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Lombard Odier both in The Bahamas and Switzerland.

In her most recent role, Mrs. Komolafe served initially as consultant to and the Managing Director of the Bahamas Development Bank; a post she held for almost 4 years. Prior to returning to the private sector, she spearheaded the restructuring of the bank and cleaning up of its loan portfolio. She also participated in high level meetings involving the United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank, Caribbean Export Development Agency and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture among others.

She served as a Board member, Human Resource Committee Chair, member of the Audit committee and member of the Review Panel of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. A nationalist to the core, Mrs. Komolafe was a weekly columnist for The Nassau Guardian and an active advocate for the rights of Bahamians via membership of the National Women’s Advisory Council and the Bureau of Women’s Affairs with an annual commitment to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meetings held in New York as a part of the Government delegation.