Dr Funmi Bankole is an Author, Speaker and Coach. As founder of The Vine Grace Academy and minister in charge of teens church for over two decades, Funmi has inspired, empowered and championed the course for adolescents and young adults to actualize their potential, raising impactful adults and leaders.

Funmi is a seasoned public health ophthalmologist with over three decades of experience in leadership roles in the health sector and significant contributions to blindness prevention, hospital leadership reform, service integration, and health workforce development at state and national levels. She is married to Dr John Bankole and mom of three great young adults.