Theresa "Tessy" Ojo, (born March 1971) is a

British-Nigerian British Nigerians (here meaning British people of Nigerian descent rather than Nigerians of British descent) have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. Many Nigerians and their British-born descend ...

charity executive, who is Chief Executive of the Diana Award. She is also a trustee of

Comic Relief Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1986 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make t ...

, and a member of the Appeals Advisory Committee of the

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(BBC). She has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

(MBA) degree, and first worked in the corporate sector before moving into charity work. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ojo was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(CBE) for services to young people. In 2021, Ojo joined the advisory board of the international organization Awareness 360.

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Living people 1971 births BBC people Comic Relief people Nigerian chief executives British charity and campaign group workers British chief executives British people of Nigerian descent Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts {{Nigeria-bio-stub