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6 facts you MUST know about Adebayo Ogunlesi - Mhiz Rebecca - 12-03-2016
It is no longer news that America's president-elect, Donald
Trump, has appointed a Nigerian, Adebayo Ogunlesi, as part of
his Strategic and Policy Forum.
The news spread like wild fire on the social media and many
Nigerians would see this as a welcome idea, since it contradicts
the belief by many that the recently-elected American president
is a racist.
According to the report, Stephen A. Schwarzman, the Chairman,
CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone is expected to chair the
committee, while other members of the committee will be
responsible for providing individual views on how the
government policy impacts economic growth, job creation and
productivity.
But here are six very important things you should know about
the Nigerian ally of incoming president of the United States.
1. He is the chairman and managing partner of Global
Infrastructure Management, LLC, a private equity firm with
more than $35 billion in assets under management and
investments
2. Ogunlesi is a thorough scholar, and his intimidating resume
with B A in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford
University, a JD from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from
Harvard Business School just proves that.
3. As the son of TO Ogunlesi from Sagamu in Ogun state, the
younger Ogunlesi can be referred to as the son of Nigeria's first
professor of medicine.
4. The new appointee had also worked at Credit Suisse for about
23 years, holding top positions such as executive vice chairman,
chief client officer and the global head of investment banking.
5. Mr. Ogunlesi holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and
Economics from Oxford University, a J.D. from Harvard Law
School, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
6. After his study at the Havard Law School, Ogunlesi lectured at
the Harvard Law School and the Yale School of Organization and
Management.
Nigerians have already taken to the social media to react to the
appointment of their fellow in the United States of America.
While some believe Donald Trump has shown that he is not a
racist, a few others believe the appointment of a Yoruba man
was not a good idea by the American president-elect, as they
could betray when it is least expected.