Prof. Obadare Peter Adewale’s (Prof. OPA) journey from modest beginnings to a Global Digital Leader is reminiscent of the African dream and resilient spirit. An award-winning, Pan-African Cybersecurity and Governance, Risk & Compliance Expert (GRC), he is the Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) and Founder of Digital Encode Limited.
Arguably the most ‘Credentialed’ Digital Technopreneur with over 61 International Professional Certifications, Prof. OPA is affiliated with the likes of Forbes Technology Council, Fellow British Computer Society [FBCS], Fellow Institute of Information Management [FIIM], among others. He is a seasoned Multi-Award Cybersecurity & GRC expert with over 61 (Sixty-One) international professional certifications to his credit, Master of Science in Cybersecurity, Liverpool University, UK, was awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Cybersecurity from Trinity International University of Ambassadors Atlanta Georgia, United State of America and First Professor of Practice – Cybersecurity at Miva Open University, Abuja, Nigeria.
In 2003, Prof. OPA founded the company – Digital Encode Limited, to provide Information Technology (IT) Assurance to small, medium, and large-scale businesses across Nigeria, West Africa, Africa, and the world at large. Today, the organisation serves over 90% of financial institutions and 80% of Telco companies in Nigeria, and is a Technical Partner to the Central Bank of Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (CBN-Neff).
Prof. OPA is a well-recognized subject matter expert with numerous successful engagements to his credit in Africa and the world. His skills and experience spans Data Privacy, Data Protection, CyberSecurity, Information Security, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Computer Forensics, Business Continuity, IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. He is a Cybersecurity Advisory Board Member for Lagos State Government, a Platinum Team Member of Open-Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), as well a lifetime member of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP).
He is an alumnus of FATE Foundation and US Department of State Exchange program. He is also a distinguished alumnus of executive education at Harvard Business School, Harvard School of Government, MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT Professional Education and Oxford University – Said Business School.
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Oxford University Said Business School
MSc Major Programme Management (MMPM)
2023 -2025
02
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Master of Science – Cybersecurity
2022
03
Trinity International University of Ambassadors
Doctor of Human Letters - Cybersecurity
2018
04
Managing Risk in The Information Age
Harvard University – Cybersecurity
2018
05
Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
Cybersecurity: Intersection of Policy & Technology
2017
06
MIT Sloan School of Mgmt. Advanced Certificate in Management
Innovation and Technology
2018
07
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Education Applied Cybersecurity
2018
08
Oxford University – Said Business School
Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme
2018
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