Magdalene Johnson Obaji is the President and Chief Executive Office of NIS Solutions Corp., a Woman owned Information Technology Services and Management Consulting Company headquartered in Sterling, Virginia. She is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of the company.

Prior to NIS, Magdalene was President/Founder of Ifeoma Collection, a 7th Avenue based women’s wear company in New York City. Before founding Ifeoma Collection, Magdalene held numerous management positions with Chase Manhattan Bank, American Express International Bank, and Bank of New York Mellon.

In 2012, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution elected Magdalene Johnson Obaji to the Board of the National Museum of African Art. From 2019 to 2023 she served as Chair of the Advisory Board after serving as Chair of the Advancement Committee from 2014 to 2016 and Co-Vice Chair from 2016 to 2019.

In March of 2021, Magdalene was elected to the board of the Loudoun Hunger Relief, a food pantry organization and a partner agency with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and a Feeding America partner.

Magdalene served on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, St. Augustine’s University, in Raleigh, North Carolina. St. Augustine’s University is an HBCU.

In May of 2023, the Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry of the Episcopal Church, USA, appointed Magdalene to the Covenant Committee for the Episcopal Church in Liberia.

Inducted into the Rotary Club of Reston in 2000, Magdalene has held numerous offices, including President in 2005-06 and 2006-07. As president, she formed a partnership among the Monrovia, Fairfax, and Reston Rotary Clubs; and the three clubs adopted projects in Ben Town, Liberia and Jamaica, WI. She served on the Board of District 7610 of Rotary International as World Community Service Chair. Magdalene received the Rotary International District Governor’s Citation for Excellent Service for her international work. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Paul Harris Society member. In 2017 Magdalene received the Stellar Woman Award from the Virginia Women’s Business Conference. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

Magdalene Johnson Obaji was born in Liberia, West Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Administration from St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, NC, and a professional certificate in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design in New York City.

She is married to Kingsley Obaji, and they have three children (Delmar, Uchenna and Chioma) and two grandsons (Kaleb and Akachi).