He leads IITA Agribusiness management globally with a specific focus on public policy, new business development and private sector engagement in agribusiness for economic development.

He has piloted several global agricultural development initiatives with verifiable success and led several Agribusiness management and consultancies for and with diverse international institutions including Deloitte LLP USA, World Bank, USAID, UK DFID, Canada Finance, Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation and Australia Aid. Through his work, he has supported Agribusiness strategy development for diverse countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo.

He has a Doctoral Degree with the University of Hertfordshire, the United Kingdom with a speciality in Agribusiness Strategy Development and Management. He also holds Masters and Bachelors Degrees in International Development Studies from the United Kingdom, Diplomas in International Environmental Law from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Switzerland and in Agribusiness Management from Pan-African University, Nigeria. He was trained in Climate Change Management at Oxford University, United Kingdom; Food Security Policy at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Bank; Negotiation, Conflict Analysis and Management from the United States Institute of Peace, United States among others.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Managers Institute, United Kingdom.