Founder & Chief Executive Officer of the management consultancy company founded in (2003) and a partner consultant for a number of expert partners and international development establishments; has acquired over 25 years academic, specialist and corporate management expertise in paid employment, research and consultancy projects in the United Kingdom and Africa. He has a key passion for academic research, real estate, child protection policy agendas, young people development and International affairs. Currently president of an international NGO, chief consultant & programme director of an African Development Bank grant initiative to professionalize & conceptualise economic growth in select member African nations; notably Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya & South Africa. The initiative was premised on collaboration pathways to establish Centers of Excellence, adopting 'learning & education' approaches in partnership with diasporas expert colleagues. One of the several objectives of the Africa collaboration & international development work was to seek a collective & innovative solution via 'capacity building' for solving the enormous gaps in decent and affordable housing, inclusive growth and social integration for citizens; a common theme cutting across the select Sub-Saharan nations. His academic pursuit began in the late 80’s as a graduate of Environmental Health & Epidemiology at the University of Ife. He progressed his academic pursuit in the built Environment at the Westminster University in London (1994) and achieved a postgraduate honors in Community Health (AWPC) with expertise in community law, design, Air & Water Pollution Management & economic integration. He furthered his academic interests at masters’ level in Housing – Policy, Strategic Development and Finance at the Middlesex University, London. He completed a second Masters programme (MPhil) in Business and strategy (Research Methods) at the Centre for Enterprise & Economic Development Research (CEEDR) of the Middlesex University Business School, London where he bagged a PhD award in; business & management strategy-finance. In the last 22 years or so, he has held numerous executive management positions in both the public and private sectors in London and abroad. He currently runs an established Business Modeling, international & Capacity development consultancy services. An Astute Entrepreneur, academic/ researcher; at his spare time, he enjoys golf, body fitness, writing, youths and children affairs. |