Olabode Samuel Olanusi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Olabode Samuel Olanusi is the Chief Executive Officer of Sardeep Consulting Limited, providing strategic guidance to an organization committed to building trust, improving governance, and promoting digital transformation across public, private, and non-profit sectors. With over a decade of international experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States, he has made notable contributions in digital transformation, cybersecurity, organizational strategy, policy innovation, operational excellence, and the management of large-scale programs. His leadership experience includes enhancing operational efficiency at Walmart Inc. and overseeing multimillion-dollar projects with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Olabode is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), recognitions that reflect his commitment to global professional excellence. He is an Executive member of the Academy of Management (AOM), and an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC). He is also an alumnus of the Policy Strategy and Leadership Course (PSLC) at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), strengthening his capability to advise on governance, national policy, and institutional reform.
- He holds advanced degrees in Information Systems (Data & Cybersecurity) from Sam M. Walton College of Business, Digital Business from Wits Business School, and Operations Management from the University of Arkansas, College of Engineering. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), a PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), a Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, an ISC2 Exam Developer & Certified in Cybersecurity. He is also an active contributor to the global professional community as a researcher, conference participant, mentor, board member, peer reviewer, and exam developer for leading institutions in digital transformation and cybersecurity.
- Beyond the boardroom, Olabode serves as an agent of social change. His initiatives in substance abuse prevention, youth empowerment, policy reform, and community development exemplify his dedication to fostering societies characterized by trust, safety, opportunity, and innovation.
- Throughout all engagements, Olabode offers a distinctive blend of strategic clarity, operational expertise, cross-cultural adaptability, and human-centric leadership—enabling organizations to innovate confidently, expand sustainably, and establish trust within every ecosystem they serve. Under his leadership, Sardeep Consulting Limited upholds its fundamental philosophy that "Trust Fuels Transformation," thereby empowering clients to innovate responsibly and grow sustainably.