Ugochi Odemelam graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Nassarawa. She holds an MBA from ESUT Business School. She is also a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) and Chartered Insurance Institute of London (CII London). She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School having successfully completed the Senior Management Programme, (SMP) of the Institution. She has also attended series of management and development programmes both at local and international levels. She is an Alumnus of the Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA.
She joined Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc in 1995. Her cognate 20 years working experience cut across the banking and insurance profession. Her experience at Sovereign Trust spans several divisions, Area office operations and other committee works.