Prof. Olu Ajakaiye – Non-Executive Director

Prof. Olu Ajakaiye, FNES
Non-Executive Director,
DANE Investments

Prof. Olu Ajakaiye is currently Chairman, African Centre for Shared Development Capacity Building (ACSDCB), Ibadan – a research and training Centre for Shared Development Policy, Planning, Implementation and Impact/Outcome Assessment in Africa.

Prof. Ajakaiye consults for several international organizations including The World Bank, UNECA, UNDP, ECOWAS, IDRC, ACBF, JICA (UK), EU, DFID, British Council, BMGF, and numerous Nigerian government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. He also serves on the Economic Advisory Board of the Economic Adviser to the President.

Prof. Ajakaiye obtained his B.Sc. Economics from University of Ibadan, Nigeria and PhD Economics from Boston University, USA. He was a John Holt Scholar at the University of Ibadan, a NISER Scholar at the Boston University, IDRC Thesis Grantee, Boston University and an AERC Senior Visiting Scholar at Université Laval, Canada.