Yakubu Olawale

Dr. Yakubu Olawale is an Associate Director at KPMG UK where he consults and advises clients, boards, government, and leaders of organizations in relation to their capital projects, programs, and infrastructure investments. He is also a board member at Pioneer Group and possesses more than 20 years of experience across many sectors. He has held senior positions at FTSE 100 and 250 companies in the UK and was also a lecturer at Aston university. He is multi-qualified as a Project Manager, Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Construction Manager, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He holds a bachelor’s degree and further completed an MSc at the University of Leeds, a PhD at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and an MBA at the University of Warwick. His research works have also been published in leading academic journals including International Journal of Project Management and Journal of Management in Engineering.