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Yinka Oyinlola

Yinka Oyinlola

Chief Executive Officer

Yinka Oyinlola emerges from a professional background of executive and management roles in the diplomatic, academic and private sectors, including international donor agencies (The World Bank, United Nations, and USAID). He had previously held positions as Country Director, Project Director, Team Leader, Chief of Office, and Technical Expert in 20 countries. His 30 years’ experience in public-government affairs, major project and strategic management, policy formulation, and performance monitoring and evaluation, puts Yinka in the driving seat for spear-heading ground breaking schemes, requiring dynamic skills in strategic corporate alliance, project formulation and management plan, plus implementing government and community based programmes.

His sectoral experience includes international trade operations, social investment programming, political risk analyses and governance. The depth of his technical knowledge and professional experience, coupled with fluency in French, Portuguese and Spanish, set alongside an accomplished command of English, lends him ease as a skilled negotiator. Yinka Oyinlola holds membership of The American Economic Association, World Affairs Council, and The Society for International Development and is a Fellow of the Academy of Political Science (USA).