Consulting & advisory

I advise international organisations on science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship policy, mostly through evaluation and policy analysis assignments.

Selected engagements

2026

• Evaluation of the Middle-Income Countries (MICs) Framework — UNIDO
• Vision, Strategy and Implementation Plan for Open Research in Africa — International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP) and Science for Africa Foundation (SFA)

2025

• Comprehensive impact assessment of the UNIDO Strategy for Africa 2023–25, with recommendations for the 2026–29 cycle — UNIDO

2024

• Independent strategic evaluation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa, IDDA III 2016–25 — UNIDO
• Industrial diagnostics for Tanzania, Chapter 1 — UNIDO, Programme for Country Partnerships
• Consultation feeding into Research for Development: The Meaning of Equity in Funder-Level Partnerships — UK Collaborative on Development Research

2023

• Contributor, West Africa chapter, Africa's Development Dynamics 2023 — African Union Commission/OECD
• The Research-for-Development landscape in West and Central Africa — IDRC

2022

• Second review of the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa (AIDA) Strategy and Plan of Action — African Union Commission, under the patronage of GIZ
• High-level policy brief on strengthening Africa's industrialisation framework — African Union Commission, under the patronage of GIZ

2019–22

• Apprenticeship-based entrepreneurship intervention for youth employment in Nigeria — IDRC-funded grant

2009–12

• Research team member, national assessment of entrepreneurial attitudes in Nigerian tertiary institutions — World Bank

Areas of work

Policy analysis and impact evaluation · quantitative research design and survey methodology · STI indicators and measurement · research systems strengthening, particularly in Africa · executive and researcher training

External committees and advisory roles

• Member, Anti-Racism Accelerator Award Shortlisting Committee, Wellcome Trust (since 2025)
• Academic Adviser, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (since 2024)
• Member, UKRI Talent Peer Review College (since 2023)
• Member, ESRC Peer Review College (since 2023)
• Member, BAM Peer Review College (since 2023)
• Scientific Board Member, GlobeLICS
• Chair, Best Paper Award Committee, IEEE Engineering Management Review
• Mentor, AfricaLics Visiting Fellowship Programme
• Trustee, The Centre Project Charity, Leicester (since 2023)
• Co-Chair, Open Research Working Group, De Montfort University

Enquiries

For consulting enquiries, get in touch.