TOKUNBO ANIFALAJE
Tokunbo Anifalaje is the Director of Business Engagement at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC). Her role at the Yard is inaugural, and she has developed an initial suite of business support services anchored on four pillars of impact: referral resources, B2B events, marketing, and business education. She also launched the Navy yard’s first cohort-based business education program which provides access to B2B networking and sales generation meet-ups along with ongoing support implementing high-impact business growth plans. Prior to joining BNYDC, Tokunbo worked alongside many deep-rooted community partners in central Brooklyn, including Community Board 3, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, and the Bed-Stuy Gateway Bid. She received her Master’s in City & Regional Planning from Pratt Institute and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Wesleyan University. Tokunbo loves to travel and a few favorite locales to date have been Thailand, Cape Town, and Kauai.
