By Tony Obiechina, Abuja
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has announced the appointment of Dr. Tayo Aduloju as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NESG, effective from the 1st of January, 2024.
Until his appointment, Tayo Aduloju was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, Strategy, and Competitiveness of the NESG. Dr Tayo Aduloju will take over from the incumbent CEO, Mr ‘Laoye Jaiyeola, who steps down after meritoriously piloting the affairs of Nigeria’s public – private sector think tank for two terms of four years.
While announcing Dr Tayo Aduloju as the new CEO, the Chairman Board of Directors of the NESG, Mr Niyi Yusuf, thanked the incumbent CEO, Mr ‘Laoye Jaiyeola, for his dedication and commitment to the NESG, especially for his work towards ensuring the growth and transformation of the Nigerian Economy.
He stated that Mr. Jaiyeola who assumed office after Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr has forthrightly upheld the foundational principles of the NESG, particularly as it relates to its commitment to the rule of law, a free-market economy and eschewing governance in the national interest. Mr. Yusuf however noted that Laoye Jaiyeola will remain substantive CEO until the 31st of December, 2023.
With this appointment, Dr Tayo Aduloju becomes the 6th Chief Executive Officer of the NESG.
Dr Aduloju is a Nigerian scholar-practitioner, economist, policy entrepreneur, and strategist. In particular, 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, Dr Tayo Aduloju previously worked as a policy advisor and held several appointments serving former Presidents Yar’Adua and Obasanjo.
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 was the Private Sector Advisor for the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19. READ ALSO:
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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. His commentary on economic policy examines empirical evidence and applies pragmatism to discussing economic change in Nigerian print and internet media.
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.
Over the years, NESG has achieved significant progress in the areas of research outputs, execution of programmes, seminars, conferences and workshops aimed at facilitating the formulation and implementation of social and economic reform programmes for the growth and transformation of the Nigerian Economy.
NESG has emerged as the most notable platform for public-private dialogue in Nigeria. During this period, the Group established an excellent working relationship with the Government of Nigeria, the public and private sectors, and other stakeholders.
