1. A Seasoned Public Coverage Advisor and Growth Strategist
Dr. Akinola has over 30 years of expertise in public service, worldwide improvement, and strategic governance, specializing in agricultural improvement, sustainable {economic} progress, and coverage implementation throughout Nigeria and West Africa.
2. Holds Prestigious Educational Credentials from World Establishments. He earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension from the University of Ibadan and a grasp’s in public coverage & administration from Harvard Kennedy School, the place he was an Edward S. Mason Fellow.
He additionally studied at Cambridge, Cranfield, and MIT, gaining superior experience in cross-sector partnerships, enterprise improvement, and battle decision.
3. Instrumental within the Formation of the SWDC and the DAWN Fee
Lengthy earlier than his nomination, Dr. Akinola performed a key function in founding the Growth Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Fee for regional integration. He was deeply concerned in shaping the imaginative and prescient of the SWDC.
As Chairman of the Technical Committee below the Southwest Governors’ Discussion board, he led the assessment of the SWDC Invoice and coordinated regional consensus on improvement priorities.
4. Former Chief of Workers in Each Federal and State Governments, He served as Chief of Workers to the Governor of Osun State (2018–2022) and later as Chief of Workers to the Minister of Marine & Blue Financial system, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola (CON), whereas additionally performing as Senior Particular Assistant on Marine and Blue Financial system to President Tinubu.
These roles gave him frontline expertise in each subnational and nationwide coverage execution.
5. A Chief in Group Engagement and Sustainable Growth, Dr. Akinola has labored with main oil & fuel corporations, together with WAPco, designing sustainable livelihood applications throughout Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. His contributions helped set up the World Memorandum of Understanding (GMoUs) as an business benchmark for neighborhood improvement within the Niger Delta.
6. Energetic World Coverage Thought Chief.
He’s a member of the Dean’s Council on the Harvard Kennedy School of Authorities and was a Fellow at Harvard’s Weatherhead Centre for Worldwide Affairs. His thought management focuses on governance, {economic} innovation, and institutional reform.
7. Arts Collector
Dr. Akinola is a lover of the humanities and tradition, collects works of indigenous artists, reminiscent of Jimoh Buraimoh, Demas Nwoko, Tola Wewe, Nike Okundaye, amongst others.
*Profession Highlights*
• Dr. Charles Akindiji Akinola is a Public Coverage Advisor and Administrator whose work has traversed the agricultural and agribusiness, sustainable neighborhood {economic} improvement, worldwide affairs, and improvement sectors, creating methods that form coverage implementation.
• Dr. Akinola holds a Ph. D. in Agricultural Extension from the University of Ibadan, and a grasp’s diploma in public coverage & administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Authorities, Harvard College.
• He additionally holds a Postgraduate Certificates in Cross-Sector Partnerships from the College of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, and attended certificates programs in Enterprise Growth and Administration from Cranfield College, Cranfield UK, and in Negotiation, Mediation, and Dispute Decision from the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT), Boston, USA.
• Till not too long ago, Dr. Akinola was Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Marine & Blue Financial system and concurrently, Chief of Workers to the Honourable Minister.
