Jeffrey Obomeghie, known as Jeffrey O, is an American educator, motivational speaker, former editor, and writer. He has served as the founding editor-in-chief of ''People's Express''.

Biography

Jeffrey was born in Auchi, Edo State. He was educated at the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...

where he studied

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. Later, he went to the United States and continued his study in

. He completed his further study from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

University College, received his master's degree in human resource management from

Amberton University Amberton University is a private Evangelical Christian university in Garland, Texas. It began as part of Abilene Christian University as an extension campus from 1971 until 1982 and was initially located in Mesquite, Texas, moving to Garland i ...

, and doctorate degree in leadership studies from Johnson University. in 2020. Jeffrey started his career in the

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and he went on to become the

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of Mercury Hotels. Previously, he has served as a chief operating officer of New Generation Hotels. In 2020, he became the

of the International Hospitality Institute that he founded. In 2021, Jeffrey was inducted into the Hotelier’s Guild, a society of luxury hoteliers based in Ticino,

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. That same year, he received the Industry Choice Award from

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, a London based community of hoteliers for his work in promoting hospitality globally. In February 2022, he joined the Board of Directors of St. Justine, the ultra-luxury travel company, as CEO, serving on the board alongside Horst Schulze, co-founder, and former COO of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company. Jeffrey is the author of several books of fiction and non-fiction. Kirkus Reviews described Jeffrey’s most recent thriller, Dead or Alive as a “razor-sharp crime tale” and the book’s protagonist as “a superlative hero.”

Awards

Jeffrey was featured in the Pulse Newspaper’s list of the 10 Most Influential Nigerians in the Diaspora in 2022. Other honorees included Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, Adebayo Ogunlesi, John Boyega, and Anthony Joshua. In January 2022, Jeffrey was included by the Sun Newspaper in its list of the Top 25 International Newsmakers of 2021. That list also featured Wizkid, President Muhammadu Buhari, Davido, Tems, Mo Abudu, Aliko Dangote, Burna Boy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Wole Soyinka, Oby Ezekwesili, and Victor Osimhen, among others. In June 2022, he was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality. In October 2022, Jeffrey was honored with the Pan-African American Leadership Award (PAALA) by the African Women in Leadership Organization (AWLO) at an event in Atlanta, Georgia, which also honored Senator Donzella James Robinson, Dele Momodu, and others.

Bibliography

* ''Dead or Alive'' * ''The Collector of Butterflies'' * ''Abraham Lincoln is Not Dead''

References

{{authority control American magazine editors 1961 births Living people University System of Maryland alumni Amberton University alumni