Francis currently serves as the Founder and Director of Youth Pioneers for Development. He is a development consultant with extensive experience in creating; facilitating and managing youth led projects. He has worked with a number of local and International organisations including the British Council, World Bank Institute, Action Aid International, Earth Reformers Foundation amongst others. Francis is a graduate of Environmental Biology and holds a couple of professional certifications in development work. He is a British Council Global Changemaker, a Youth Master Trainer on Climate change.  Francis is a winner of the 2009 Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards by Leap Africa, Nokia and International Youth Foundation. He was recently selected as a 2012 New Leader for Tomorrow by the Swiss based Crans Montana Forum.