In a statement to announce his new role, NESG described
Aduloju as a scholar-practitioner, economist, policy entrepreneur, and
strategist.
He has contributed to reform initiatives in several
socio-economic fields, including aviation, agriculture, finance, fiscal
development, human resources, governance, performance management, investment
promotion, maritime, transport policy, and public service reforms.
Prior to this appointment, Aduloju previously worked as a
policy advisor and held several appointments serving former Presidents
Yar’Adua, Obasanjo and Buhari. At various times, he had overseen the NESG’s
network of national public-private leadership and conversation forums to
advance the transformation of the Nigerian Economy for an inclusive,
sustainable, and competitive place on the world stage.
Dr Aduloju is an Okun Economic Fellow for Africa and the
Middle East, the Programme Director for the NESG high-level forum on
Sustainable Development Goals, chair of country illicit financial flows mapping
group, co-chair of the Nigeria Open Government Partnership poverty eradication
and social protection technical working group and the private sector advisor
for the presidential task force on COVID-19.
Dr Aduloju graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree
from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria and has
earned five graduate degrees over time with a Masters in data, economics and
development policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master in
public administration from Walden University, Masters in business
administration from the Commonwealth University of Business Arts &
Technology; Doctor of Philosophy Degree in economic policy and public
administration, Rushmore University and Doctor of Business Administration
(honoris causa) in strategic management from Commonwealth University of
Business Arts & Technology.
Dr Aduloju has, over the years, instructed aspiring
corporate leaders in his lectures on how to approach societal change with a
more involved and adaptable mentality, the statement said.
“His commentary on economic policy examines empirical
evidence and applies pragmatism to discussing economic change in Nigerian print
and internet media,” the NESG said of Aduloju. He has also previously served as
the primary historian and archivist for creating the “In the National Interest”
television documentary series, which explored the background and effects of the
NESG.
Incorporated in 1996, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group is
a non-profit, non-partisan private sector organisation with a mandate to
promote and champion the reform of the Nigerian Economy into a modern, globally
competitive, sustainable, inclusive, and open economy.
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