Mr Olaniyi Yusuf

Olaniyi Yusuf is the Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and a prominent business leader, transformation manager, and technologist with over three decades of experience advising C-suite executives across the public and private sectors. He is also a Managing Partner and the Lead of the Social Sector practice at Verraki Partners, having previously served for nearly a decade as the Country Managing Director for Accenture Nigeria and in leadership roles at Arthur Andersen. 

Throughout his career, he has played a foundational role in building critical architecture for Nigeria's financial and digital services ecosystem, contributing to the establishment of key institutions such as Interswitch, the CRC Credit Bureau, and various banking shared services. Deeply committed to national development, corporate governance, and education, he has served the NESG in multiple capacities for over a decade and chairs organizations such as Junior Achievement Nigeria. He holds a combined honors Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Wales, and is a Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative West Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.