Lawyer and Professor Chima Okoli

Chimaeze (Chima) Okoli Esq. is an attorney & former Division I football college athlete at Penn State. During his undergraduate years, he was a two-year starter and honorable mention all conference performer. He was also named first team all conference for academics in his junior and senior seasons. Chima passed the DC bar in 2017. He has taught classes at Notre Dame, Wake Forest, and Penn State, among others. He has spent the last 5 years consulting with major athletic programs across the country. He is a huge Liverpool FC & Eagles fan.

Chima on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chimaokoliesq/

House lawmakers weigh bipartisan proposal to establish national NIL rules (HigherEd Dive) https://www.highereddive.com/news/house-lawmakers-weigh-bipartisan-proposal-to-establish-national-nil-rules/704968/

Current State of NIL (Inside HigherEd): https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/athletics/2023/06/07/two-years-nil-fueling-chaos-college-athletics

Office Hours with Dr. De Veau is a podcast designed for the Higher Education community by a Higher Education professional. It is produced by David Yas and Pod617 studios. Dr. Laura De Veau is Principal & Founder of Fortify Associates, LLC. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe to Dr. De Veau’s Substack Newsletter, “What’s Up in the Academy?” and follow her on Social Media. https://linktr.ee/deveautrain