OLOJEDE, Dele

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

January 1961

Name of Spouse

Amma Ogan

Profession

Veteran Journalist

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Lagos, Lagos State; Columbia University.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Fellow, Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Present Appointment

Serves on the Board of Earth University, Costa Rica; Director, Alitheia Capital; Member, Governing Board, Aspen Institute's Africa Leadership Initiative; Serves on the International Advisory Board of the Global Integrity Alliance.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Winner, Henry N. Taylor Award for Outstanding Foreign Student;
- Recipient, Unity Award by Lincoln University, 1992;
- Recipient, Media Award by the Press Club of Long Island, 1992;
- Recipient, Publisher's Award by Newsday, 1995;
- Recipient, Educational Press of America Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism, 1995;
- Winner, Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, 2005;
- Recipient, Distinguished Alumni Prize by Columbia University in the City of New York, 2009;
- Recipient, 100 Most Creative People by Fast Company, 2010;
- Recipient, Prize for Ethical Leadership by World Forum for Ethics in Business, 2010;
- Recipient, McNulty Prize, 2011.