Computer Engineering Expert
Fashion Style Expert
Product Development & Industrial Design Expert
<p>Woman, Daughter, Big Sister, Niece, Friend, Academic, Designer, Fashionista, Entrepreneur, Change Agent, Global Citizen, Consultant, Strategist, Photographer, Innovator, Designer, Artist, Writer, Servant Leader, World Traveler, Philanthropist...</p><p></p><p>...are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe Lola Banjo. Above all, she is passionate. About people, the world, giving back and going for your dreams. It is this passion that propelled me to fulfill an almost decade long dream by launching Silver & Riley.</p><p></p><p>Being a global citizen is a way of life and Lola has been fortunate to have been able to travel to over 100 countries (and counting). She fully immerses herself in various cultures and ways of life, and seek to have deep, meaningful experiences, all from which she has drawn inspiration. From the streets of New York, Lagos and Milan, to the shores of Rio de Janeiro, Honolulu and Okinawa and the hills of Auckland, San Francisco and Valparaíso, she continue to study diligently and soak up the best of various cultures and street fashion. </p><p></p><p>Lola a lifelong student, always learning at every opportunity. In terms of traditional education, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering and Mathematics from Rutgers University, a Masters of Science in Financial Engineering from New York University (NYU), and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategy, Finance and Decision Sciences from Emory University. She has also studied at business schools around the world including (FGV) Rio (Brazil), (WHU) Koblenz (Germany), (RSM) Erasmus (Netherlands), The London School of Economics and (SDA) Bocconi (Italy).</p><p></p><p>Each Silver & Riley product has been designed in a way that combines her passion for problem solving and building things better (through my experience as an Engineer and now as a Corporate Strategist) with her affinity towards fashion design - which was picked up from my mother, whom the brand is dedicated to. Lola draws, conceptualize and then works with my manufacturers to bring all Silver & Riley items to life. She is very attentive to detail, especially when it comes to designing functionality that make moving around much more seamless, but doesn’t compromise on style or timelessness.</p>