Dr.
Adesegun Akin-Olugbade is Executive Director and General Counsel of the Africa
Finance Corporation (AFC), in charge of Corporate Secretariat, Legal, Human
Resources, Administration, Communications and Country Coordination. Prior to
joining the AFC, he was the General Counsel and Director of the Legal Services
Department of the African Development Bank Group and pioneer Chief Legal
Officer of the African Export-Import Bank.
He
has worked for Arnold & Porter, as a Foreign Associate, and served as State
Counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria, as a pioneer member of
the Ministry’s Contract Vetting Division. He is also an equity partner in the
law firm of O.B. Akin-Olugbade & Co (founded in 1954 by his late father).

He
holds a Doctorate degree (SJD) and a Masters degree (LL.M.) from Harvard Law
School, and obtained an LL.B. (Honours) degree and LL.M in International
Financial Law from King’s College London (University of London). He was called
to the Nigerian Bar in 1984, where he came top of his graduating class (the
first foreign trained Nigerian recipient of the award). He has received many
prizes and awards and authored several articles for international law journals.
Dr.
Adesegun Akin-Olugbade is Executive Director and General Counsel of the Africa
Finance Corporation (AFC), in charge of Corporate Secretariat, Legal, Human
Resources, Administration, Communications and Country Coordination. Prior to
joining the AFC, he was the General Counsel and Director of the Legal Services
Department of the African Development Bank Group and pioneer Chief Legal Officer
of the African Export-Import Bank.
He
has worked for Arnold & Porter, as a Foreign Associate, and served as State
Counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria, as a pioneer member of
the Ministry’s Contract Vetting Division. He is also an equity partner in the
law firm of O.B. Akin-Olugbade & Co (founded in 1954 by his late father).
He
holds a Doctorate degree (SJD) and a Masters degree (LL.M.) from Harvard Law
School, and obtained an LL.B. (Honours) degree and LL.M in International
Financial Law from King’s College London (University of London). He was called
to the Nigerian Bar in 1984, where he came top of his graduating class (the
first foreign trained Nigerian recipient of the award). He has received many
prizes and awards and authored several articles for international law journals.