Emmanuel Moore Abolo, is an Adjunct Professor in Practice [Managerial Economics] and holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics with over 30 years of dynamic and impactful knowledge in risk management, corporate governance, GRC, ESG, strategy and strategic transformation, leadership and compliance with extensive experience cutting across several sectors and industries. He is an accomplished systems and creative thinker.

He is known globally as The Risk Master & Certified Public Speaker. He was the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank; First Chief Economist at First Bank of Nigeria Plc. & Access Bank Plc as well as Basel Accords Project Manager at both institutions. He was the Group Head, Operational and Market Risks at the above two institutions.

Prof. Abolo is an IFC- Certified Corporate Governance Board Leadership Trainer; Director, Centre for Good Corporate Governance of Nigeria. He was Listed by the World Bank as one of the finest minds in risk management in Africa and a Recipient of the Federal Government of Nigeria National Merit Award.  Founder & DG, The Economic Thinktank Centre; GMD/CEO, The Risk Management Academy Limited; Board member of five [5] other companies.

He was the Past President, Risk Management Association of Nigeria. Currently Council Member, Gerson Lehman Group; President, Institute for Governance, Risk Management & Compliance Professionals; Founder & President, Professional Speakers Society of Nigeria; Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants; Fellow, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria; Fellow Chartered Institute of Economists of Nigeria; etc. Presented over 3000 papers at Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. both locally and internationally and he is an External Reviewer for three risk management journals in Ukraine and & Editorial Board Member, Journal of Finance, Economics and Management Sciences, USA.

He is currently a Mentor, Tony Elumelu Foundation. He is an accomplished author, Poet and integrated ESG Specialist.