Dr Oluwaseun Fadipe
- Chairman & Founder
Oluwaseun Fadipe is a geo-scientist, corporate leader and passionate philanthropist committed to improving the lives of the underprivileged, and inspiring a community of humanitarians to do the same. As the Founder and Chairman Board of Trustees, Prince Fadipe Foundation (PFF), he oversees the overall direction of the organization and helps to shape and approve the development of the foundation’s initiatives.
An indigene of Ijero-Ekiti in south-west Nigeria where he grew up with two sisters, he displayed an early aptitude for science and was supported by his father, Lawrence Oluwafemi Fadipe, a retired accountant with the Ekiti State government and his mother, Elizabeth Bosede Fadipe, a retired school teacher with Christ School, Ado-Ekiti. After earning a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), he proceeded to the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town South Africa for his Masters and Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology, a beneficiary of scholarships and grants. Working in different locations, roles and capacities in the past ten years, he is currently part of the Global Asset Consulting Group with the biggest oil & gas servicing company in the world, operating from the Abu Dhabi office.
He actively volunteers in numerous programs within the oil and gas community, giving back and inspiring younger talents through humanitarian services, knowledge sharing and in the steering committee for the successful delivery of workshops and conferences. His efforts to uplift young adults earned him a regional award in the Middle East in 2018 by the prestigious Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). In 2014, he was also recognized by ‘’Marquis Who’s Who’’ for his contributions to the science world.
He served as the Young Professional University Liaison officer for the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and participated in the climate change awareness called “Give a Ghaf Plantation” initiative in the UAE. Oluwaseun is energized to use his proven leadership skills, natural charisma, career insights, and global footprints to bring together and inspire a community of people to do well and also do good.
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