By Lawrence Agbo

The recent flames of recognition of Nigerians do not look like they will be extinguished anytime soon with Adebayo Ogunlesi latest to attract global recognition.

Adebayo Ogunlesi, a globally renowned investor recently made the headlines following the acquisition of his company Global Infrastructure Partners by the world biggest asset management company BlackRock in a multi-million dollar deal.

Ogunlesi was recently appointed by OpenAI to its Board of Directors to advise the company on securing assets and infrastructures necessary for advancing its artificial intelligence development.

This article will reveal 5 things you need to know about Adebayo Ogunlesi

1. Adebayo Ogunlesi is a Nigerian from Sagamu in Ogun state born into the family of Theophilus O. Ogunlesi, the first Nigerian professor of medicine at the University of Ibadan, married to British-born optometrist Dr Amelia Quist-Ogunlesi since 1985 and they have two children.

2. Ogunlesi started his early education in Nigeria from King’s College in Lagos and went to Britain in the 1970s. He received his undergraduate degree from Oxford University and later got his law degree and his MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, respectively.

3. Ogunlesi was the first non-American clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court judge and then a lawyer for the Cravath, Swaine & Moore law firm in New York before he decided to venture into the banking industry in 1983, starting with Credit Suisse First Boston where he worked for over 20 years and rose to the roles of Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer in the Investment Banking Division.

4. Adebayo Ogunlesi is one of the billionaires in Africa and the world. His net worth hit $2.3 billion edging closer to Mike Adenuga after the BlackRock and Global Infrastructure Partners deal.

5. He was part of President Donald Trump’s team in 2016 that advised the president on economic growth and employment creation by fusing members’ business experience with public policy.

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