About
We started Baxter & Third because we believed technology consulting could be more honest, more technical, and more accountable.
Founded on a simple premise
Most consulting engagements fail not because of bad technology, but because of misaligned incentives. The firm profits from complexity; the client profits from simplicity.
We flipped that model. Our engagements are scoped to outcomes, not hours. Our recommendations are opinionated because ambiguity is expensive. And we stay close to the implementation because strategy without execution is a slide deck.
Since 2020, we've helped over 20 African organizations — from scaling SMEs to growth-stage fintechs to government parastatals — build technology systems that actually serve their business.
What We Stand For
Outcome Over Output
We measure success by business impact, not billable hours. Every recommendation ties back to a measurable result.
Clarity Before Complexity
We make the complex legible. Our clients understand why, not just what — because informed clients make better decisions.
Architecture as Strategy
Technology choices are business choices. We treat every system decision as an investment with compounding returns.
Radical Candor
We tell you what you need to hear. If your plan won't work, we say so early — and bring alternatives.
Leadership
Senior practitioners who still do the work — not just oversee it.
Vivian Igwedinma
Founding Partner
Vivian's career spans leadership and delivery roles across business advisory, IT strategy, and operations — experience she now leverages at Baxter & Third to help growing organizations design and implement systems that drive measurable results and scale with precision.
Sam Okocha
Managing Partner
Sam's career spans nearly two decades of legal practice across corporate, regulatory, and advisory matters — experience he now leverages at Baxter & Third to anchor every engagement in governance, risk awareness, and the strategic discipline required to deliver sustainable, compliant growth.
Work with us
We're selective about engagements because we go deep, not wide. If you're building something that matters, let's talk.
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