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Our Instructors

World class experience. Home grown knowledge. Dedicated to Africa’s future. Meet our instructors.

REMI OGUNKAYO

Remi Ogunkayo’s work has helped to define the political strategy for candidates across the continent. He has worked on presidential campaigns in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal, as well as gubernatorial and senatorial elections in Nigeria. Remi also successfully completed the Seed Transformation Program from the Stanford University, Graduate School of Business and the Digital Analytics Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a 2022 candidate for an MBA from The Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA.

TOLU OREKOYA

With over 12 years working in the communication industry, Tolu Orekoya’s award-winning work spans both the private and public sectors. She started publishing before transitioning into corporate communication, working for a prominent Nigerian family office, followed by two start-ups. She spearheaded communication and creative strategies for three winning presidential campaigns in Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Tolu holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Psychology from Concordia College, USA.

JOACHIM MACEBONG

Joachim MacEbong is an intelligence and political strategist with experience across multiple platforms and formats in the private and public sectors. He was part of the digital media team for the Buhari 2015 campaign and consulted for presidential and gubernatorial campaigns in 2019. He holds a master’s degree in Media and Communication from Pan Atlantic University, Lagos.

DAMI ADEBAYO

Dami Adebayo holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations from the University of Leeds and a master’s in Political Communication from Cardiff University. His half-decade work experience in policy research, public affairs consultancy and political (election strategy) consultancy across the African continent have provided him with the opportunity to simplify complex ideas on business, governance, and economics to a diverse range of clients, including business executives, media, public audiences, and international interests.

IFEDAYO ADELEYE

Ifedayo Adeleye is a seasoned PR professional, with a focus on market strategy and insights for brand management/development, market research, media buying, product branding, content creation and strategy. He has worked across several sectors, including FMCG, technology, governance consulting, banking and non-profit.
Ifedayo holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Communications from Pan Atlantic University and Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and Languages from Adekunle Ajasin University.

DR. LEX PAULSON

Dr. Lex Paulson is the Executive Director of the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence (Morocco) and lectures in advocacy at Sciences Po-Paris. Trained in classics and community organizing, he served as mobilization strategist for the campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and Emmanuel Macron in 2017. Lex studied classics at Yale (BA, 2002), Edinburgh (MSc, 2003) and Cambridge (JD finished, 2007) and practiced intellectual property law before earning his doctorate in ancient philosophy from the Sorbonne (PhD 2017). He has led projects in democratic innovation and leadership for UNICEF, the U.S. State Department, the French National Assembly and the National Democratic Institute. He served as legislative counsel in the 111th U.S. Congress (2009-2011), organized on six U.S. presidential campaigns, and has worked to advance democratic innovation at the European Commission and in India, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda, Senegal, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Khadijah Tambajang

Khadijah Aja Tambajang is a 13-year communications veteran with experience in the banking, real estate, public relations, and governance industries across several countries, including France, Gambia, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States. Khadijah has a Public Relations/Africana Studies first degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, and a master’s in Global Communications from Institut Supérieure de Communication et Publicité in France. She is a former member of the Gambia Investment Brand council, a re-brand Gambia initiative spearheaded by the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency. She is also the co-owner/publisher of Gambian NewDay Newspaper.

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