Mrs Teresa Madu was born on 14th September 1970 and is a graduate of Bsc. in Economics obtained from the University of Abuja in 1994 and an Msc. in Economic Policy from the University of Braford, United Kingdom in 2008.  She joined the services of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority on 8th October, 1996 as Investment Officer 2 and has served in different departments: Trade & Investment, Zones Development, Planning, Research & Statistics, amongst others. Mrs Teresa Madu has also served in numerous committees both internal and external amongst which are the National Trade Facilitation Committee, Enlarged Focal Point on Trade Matters, Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement SEZ Committee, ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Committee and many other Bi-Lateral Committees on Trade Matters.

She has contributed immensely to the design and development of the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan, WTO Trade Policy of Nigeria, Nigeria Investment Policy, Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Special Economic Zones Regulations, National Trade Facilitation Road Map and more. She has also participated in the negotiations of several trade agreements such as the UK Trade and Investment Partnership, UAE Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement, Nigeria South Trade Agreement etc. Overall, she is overtly passionate about economic growth, industrialization and poverty reduction in Nigeria.

Mrs Teresa Madu is a member of the Royal Economic Society, United Kingdom, the Nigerian Economic Society and the Nigerian Institute of Management. She is married with children.