Olugbenga Agboola
Olugbenga Agboola is a Nigerian software engineer, entrepreneur, and business leader. He is the CEO and co-founder of Flutterwave, Vice Chairman of the U.S.-Africa Business Center Board, and a member of prominent business organizations including the Milken Institute Africa Business Leaders Council, the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, and the Fast Company Impact Council.
Educational Background
He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria and an MBA from the University of Oxford's Said Business School. His educational background has contributed to his strong technical and business understanding.Career
Born in Lagos, Agboola is a graduate of the MBA program at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to founding Flutterwave with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2016, he worked as an application engineer at PayPal and held roles in product management at Google. His earlier fintech venture, which focused on alternative payment methods, was acquired by a major Nigerian bank.National Honours
Agboola was decorated with Nigeria's National Honour Medal of the Officer of the Order of Niger by President Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of technology, innovations and economic development. He was awarded the honour alongside Ameyo Adadevoh, Abubakar Abdullahi, Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu, amongst others.Recognition and awards
Agboola was listed on FortuneIn 2022, Agboola was conferred with National award of Officer of the Order of the Niger by President Muhammadu Buhari.