Dr. Olu Olasode is an international Chartered Accountant, Economist, Turnaround Expert, International Development Adviser, and Transformational Leadership Consultant. He has acted as catalyst for capacity building, transformation, leadership and developments across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. In the immediate past Nigerian government administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, he was the Chief Technical Adviser for SURE-P and Coordinator of the President’s Technical Matters Unit. Prior to that, he was a Commissioner and Adviser in Tony Blair’s administration in the United Kingdom, and was Director in the Cabinet Office’s Capacity-builders.

With substantive experience in productivity, turnaround and change, Dr. Olasode has delivered on major projects and programmes across the private sector, public sector and Government. He has also held a number of international business and government appointments and sits on the Board of international companies and public sector agencies. Dr Olasode started his career in Lagos with a first degree (BSc), then trained with Ernst & Young in Nottingham and became a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in the UK, obtained his MSc in London, followed by an MBA from Manchester. He later became as Associate of the UK Institute for Public Sector Managers (APSM), a UK Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and obtained his PhD in Business Transformation and Leadership from the USA. He is a disciplined man with utmost integrity, loyalty and passion for a better society.