Wendy Osefo Biography
Wendy Osefo is a political commentator, public affairs academic, and television personality of Nigerian descent. She works as an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She is also a regular on The Real Housewives of Potomac.
How old is Wendy from Real Housewives of Potomac? – Age
She is 38 years old as of 21 May 2022. She was born in 1984 in Nigeria. Her real name is Wendy Onyinye Osefo.
Wendy Osefo Family – Education
Osefo moved to the United States with her family when she was three years old, first to Durham, North Carolina, and then to Maryland. She holds a Bachelor of Science in political science from Temple University as well as a Master of Arts in government from Johns Hopkins University.
In 2012, Osefo completed an M.Sc. in public affairs with a concentration in community development from Rutgers University–Camden. She was the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in public affairs and community development from Rutgers-Camden in 2016.
What did Wendy Osefo Husband do?
She married Edward Osefo in August 2011. Their three children live with them in Finksburg, Maryland. Their romance is frequently featured on The Real Housewives of Potomac.
Wendy Osefo Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Wendy Osefo The Real Housewives of Potomac
Osefo is a Hill contributor, the founder, and CEO of 1954 Equity, and an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. She was the inaugural director of Goucher College’s Masters of Arts in Management Program in 2014.
She serves on the boards of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ Youth to Israel Program, the Children’s Scholarship Fund Baltimore, and the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Schools. Osefo was announced to have joined the fifth season of The Real Housewives of Potomac in 2020.
Wendy Osef Awards
- In 2017, Osefo was named one of 12 Pan African Women to Watch by Face2Face Africa.
- She received the 2017 Outstanding Graduate Award from her alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.
- Also in 2017, she received the Distinguished Recent Alumni Award from The Johns Hopkins University
- She is the recipient of the Diversity Recognition Award.
- Osefo was named in 2017 40 Under 40 class by the Baltimore Business Journal.
- The Baltimore Sun named Osefo as one of the 25 Women to Watch.
- She was named a 2018 Black Women in Media honoree for her work in media and television.