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He is the CEO of Kontemporary, a leading ICT solution company based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is also the founder/ 1st Chair of the concerned private sector-led and over 30-nation strong Africa ICT Alliance – AfICTA. He has distinguished himself at the United Nations Commission for Science and Technology for Development Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (2011-2012) and on the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation on public policy matters pertaining to the Internet (2013-2014 & 2016-2018).

He was the ICT Consultant for the World Bank-Office of the Auditor General for the Federation, Nigeria (WB-OAuGF) Economic Reform and Governance Project 2012-2013. He thereafter continued to consult for the OAuGF.

He was also until 2012 the chair of the National IT Public-Private Forum – a peer review and development forum of IT administrators and CEOs in the Public and the Private sectors in Nigeria. He was a council member of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) and the Computer Professionals’ (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN). He has authored four books including Sincere But Sincerely Wrong, Mohammed My Brother, The Transformation and Information Technology Applications. Olufuye is a recipient of the United Nations Youth Ambassador Award for Peace in 2007. He was inducted into the Fellowships of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) in 2003 and the Institute of Chartered Management Auditors in 2004. He is a member of the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA), United States.

He has served on many Federal Government of Nigeria Committees including Y2K (1999), IT Think Tank (1999), IT Policy (2000 & 2008/2009), IT Harmonization (2004); and on the board of many companies.

Olufuye is a graduate of Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos in 1988 where he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize and the College/Faculty prize for the best all-round performance. He was also awarded full colours for outstanding performance in chess. He obtained a Master of Technology degree in Computing from the Federal University of Technology, Minna in 2000. In 2007, he was awarded a Ph.D. Business Administration(Strategic Management) by the Irish University Business School, Dublin. Olufuye is a PRINCE2 certified Project Management Professional, a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA); a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and a Certified Risk & Information System Control (CRISC) professional.

Jimson Owodunni Olufuye (Born December 16, 1966) is a Nigerian chief executive officer. Olufuye has more than 25 years experience in the national and global ICT industry. He is a strategic thinker, analyst and a multi-tasking development specialist focusing on people, process and technology. He is passionate about the use of technology to transform lives, create wealth and accelerate development in Nigeria and generally in Africa.