{"id":200,"date":"2026-06-16T20:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:47:03","slug":"team-and-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/team-and-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Team and leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Team and leadership<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr Olusade Taiwo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Taiwo is a highly experienced development research, policy, and capacity-building consultant with an extensive track record of delivering programmes and projects for multilateral and bilateral organisations, development agencies, and investors. She has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, European Union, Department for International Development, World Bank Institute, Overseas Development Institute, Oxfam, and ActionAid International.<\/p>

Her expertise spans local economic development,poverty reduction, enterprise development, impact investment, social entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and civil society engagement in policy processes. Dr. Taiwo serves as Policy Research and Partnerships Consultant to the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission, where she supports stakeholder engagement, agricultural transformation initiatives, research, partnership development, and capacity-building programmes across Western Nigeria.<\/p>

Dr Taiwo is the Founder and Executive Director of Centre for Enterprise Development and Action Research (CEDAR)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mr Ibukun Efuntayo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mr Efuntayo is a seasoned development and infrastructure professional. His accomplishments span the area of urban renewal, infrastructure development, housing finance, project management, and strategic leadership. He leads and advises on complex projects that have contributed to sustainable urban growth, affordable housing delivery, and community development.<\/p>

His wealth of strategic insight and leadership experience, supports the organization\u2019s mission to drive inclusive development, strengthen communities, and deliver sustainable economic impact. His commitment is to innovation, accountability, and capacity building, which continues to shape successful development initiatives across the public and private sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mrs Olusola Akinola<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mrs Akinola is a highly experienced business transformation and strategic growth leader with a strong track record of driving organisational performance, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. She has led major transformation initiatives that have improved profitability, enhanced brand value, reduced costs, and optimized business operations.<\/p>

Recognised for her strategic vision and collaborative leadership style, she excels at delivering change, building high-performing teams, and creating lasting business impact. As a Director, she brings valuable expertise in business transformation, operational strategy, stakeholder engagement, and organisational development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Team and leadership Dr Olusade Taiwo Director Dr. Taiwo is a highly experienced development research, policy, and capacity-building consultant with an extensive track record of delivering programmes and projects for multilateral and bilateral organisations, development agencies, and investors. She has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, European Union, Department for International Development, World […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/efdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}