Tola Yusuf, PhD, MBA, FICA, FIMC, FCE
Co-founder/Executive Director, Infratel Africa

A pure-bred telco genius, Tola has been able to fuse economics and telecommunication to make sure that even those in far-flung and rural areas of Africa have access to the basic telecommunication instrument to better the quality of their lives. Having gained professional and academic training in Cost engineering, Business and Project Management, Tola was the best fit for his early Cost Engineering and Project Management roles. His passion for success while strategically managing high-level stakeholders in business helped him deliver strong financial and operational results. He’s also a certified Management consultant, Member-chartered institute of Arbitrator, Fellow- Institute of Credit Administration, Fellow – Institute of Management consultant and Chief Data officer Ambassador amongst others.
He is a Harvard Business School alumni and Doctor of Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Paris School of Business then ventured into telecommunications, where he found his purpose that transformed him into a juggernaut in the industry. His pedigree in the industry is undoubted. Tola is currently the Co-founder and Director of Infratel Africa, Emerging Africa and on the Board of Stratepro Veritas Technologies Limited amongst others.