World Igbo Congress

Chairman

The Chairman

Professional Career

Mr. Joe Nze Eto is the President and C.E.O. of an environmental engineering firm, SETS Engineering Services. He founded the firm in 1988. The firm grew from a one discipline service company to a multi-service, multi-million dollar annual revenue firm with a technical staff of over 50 employees. His firm has built and maintained diverse clientele that includes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), many state and municipal governments, as well as, the private sector. A Georgia Registered Geologist, he has practiced as Engineering Geologist as well as Consulting Environmental Engineer. Among other prime and high profile projects, he takes pride in the role his firm played in providing geo-technical investigations and materials testing for the city of Atlanta’s Combined Sewer Overflow, the Nancy Creek, and the South River Tunnels.

Education

Prior to founding SETS, Mr. Eto worked for a U.S. based environmental firm for 2 years. He worked for National Steel Development Authority (Nigeria) for almost 5 years as an exploration and materials geologist. Mr. Eto holds Master of Science degrees in Industrial Mineralogy and Mineral Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Vision and Philosophy

Mr. Eto’s desire for positive social and economic change for Nigeria and the Igbo ethnic region drive his passionate involvement in Diaspora politics. He was the Chairman of the Georgia Chapter of Nigerian Peoples Forum (NPF), a member of 100 Igbos, and the current Chairman of World Igbo Congress. As Chairman of World Igbo Congress, Mr. Eto and his executive team have broadened the horizon of World Igbo Congress by upgrading the executive and policy structure of the organization. He has done this by involving Igbo highly experienced professionals of diversified stripes, with the major objective to engage Igbo ethnic challenges at decision making levels to achieve desirable results. The proposed Regional Medical Center of Excellence (RMCE), the Spare parts manufacturing factory, and the Social and Economic improvement of the quality of life for the disadvantaged population at homeland are some of his administration’s signature projects.