OUR BOARD
Guided by experience. Rooted in community.
Our Board supports governance and long-term direction, while local coordinators and partner schools help deliver the program in Ondo.
Board of Trustees
FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
Seyi Fadamiro MBA, CRE
Seyi Fadamiro started the Bamiwo Foundation with the mission to impact positive change in honor of his late grandmother, Deaconess Esther Oluwabamiwo Fadamiro, a champion for education in her community. Mr. Fadamiro is an accomplished Engineer, Businessman, Inventor, with passion for positive community activism. Mr. Fadamiro believes Perpetual optimism has a multiplier effect on community empowerment in Africa, and worldwide.
CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Prof. Henry Fadamiro
Prof. Henry Fadamiro co-founded the Foundation with his son, Seyi, in honour of his late mother. A Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, he is professor and associate vice president for research and strategic initiatives at Texas A&M University. He has published over 200 scientific works and established scholarship endowments at Nigerian universities to reward academic excellence.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Olu Ajala PE, MBA
Olu Ajala is founder and CEO of Ashipa Electric, which deploys renewable-based microgrids to reduce energy costs for homes and businesses. He brings 17 years of energy-sector experience, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Entergy and Southern Company, and founded Ajayi Solutions, a micro-investment firm backing African tech startups. He holds degrees from Louisiana State University and Carnegie Mellon.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun
Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Ondo State's Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, appointed in 2025. He served as Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University (2015 to 2020) and Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (2010 to 2015), and has consulted for the World Bank, USAID, DFID, UNDP and FARA.
SECRETARY
Omoposola Adesegha
Omoposola Adesegha is an IT professional focused on project management, with decades of experience helping Fortune 500 companies deliver software and products across the globe. She studied in the United Kingdom and the United States, received the Technology Rising Star award at the 2022 Women of Color STEM Awards, and volunteers feeding those in need at Christmas.