Our Trustees play an integral role in the oversight of all operations and support resource development to achieve DRASA’s mission
Mr. Olasupo Shasore
Mr. Shasore SAN is a Partner at Africa Law Practice (ALP), a leading law firm operating in two cities in Nigeria. He was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2006, and in 2007 agreed to serve as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lagos State where he initiated reforms leading to the Arbitration Law of Lagos State. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator; member of the London Court of International Arbitration, Africa User Group; Chairman of Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Section on Business Law, Nigerian Bar Association; Chairman of the National Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Reform Committee; and a member of the Advisory Committee, International Lawyers for Africa. He is also the Co-Founder and Vice President of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria, the current Chairman of the Lagos Law Reform Commission, and the President of the Lagos Court of Arbitration. He is the author of “Jurisdiction and Sovereign Immunity in Nigerian Commercial Law” (2007, The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs), co- author of “Commercial Arbitration Law & International Practice in Nigeria” (2012, LexisNexis) and “Possessed” (2014, CLRN Publishing).
Dr. Ama Adadevoh
Dr. Ama Adadevoh is an associate in a private dental practice. She has practiced dentistry for over 30 years and has extensive experience in all aspects of the field with a specialized experience in pediatric dentistry. She graduated from the University of Lagos College of Medicine and Dentistry in 1984 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. She started her graduate studies with a residency at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Dental School and then relocated to the United Kingdom for further training. In 1994 she attained the prestigious Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Scotland. Dr. Ama Adadevoh subsequently joined the program for advanced studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and graduated with a Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2000. She is Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh’s younger sister.
Mr. Deji Akinyanju
Mr. Akinyanju is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Food Concepts Plc, a leading integrated foods company in Nigeria with branches across West Africa that includes such brands as Chicken Republic, Pizza Republic, and Butterfield Bread. Mr. Akinyanju founded Food Concepts in 2001 and established Free Range Farms – which is now a leading integrated poultry farms player in Nigeria – in 2009. He has over 20 years of experience in management consulting, commodity trading, business development, and project finance across the United States, Europe, and Africa. Mr. Akinyanju holds a BA in marketing and business management from the International American University (London) and an MBA from Cardiff Business School (Wales).
Dr. Yemi Johnson
Dr. Johnson is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Cardiology Consultants Ltd which he founded in 2008. He has spearheaded contemporary invasive cardiology in Nigeria and has performed several pioneering procedures including the first coronary angioplasty with stent implantation and the first non-surgical closure of holes in the heart for children and adults. Dr. Johnson graduated from the University of Lagos College of Medicine; began his postgraduate training at Yale University and enrolled in its Master of Public Health and Preventive Medicine program; and underwent his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at Columbia University in New York. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease Subspecialty) in 1989. He subsequently underwent an interventional cardiology fellowship at Loma Linda University Medical Center and then became Director of Vascular Cardiology at Mid Carolina Cardiology in North Carolina. He is credited with the initiation of the peripheral vascular intervention program at the institution.
Ms. Doyin Akinyanju
Ms. Akinyanju is a very sound leader with proven track record of business growth, efficiency improvement and increase in profitability acquired from 27 years of experience – in numerous management and senior leadership positions of increasing responsibility and complexities – across geographic regions in leading organizations. She held global and regional roles with Schlumberger where she spent 18.5 years. She was also Chief Strategy Officer for GE Oil & Gas in Sub-Sahara Africa, CEO GE Oil & Gas West and Central Africa sub region for a period of 2.5 years. Ms. Akinyanju has served on several boards and is Co-Founder of DFD SmarTech Construction. She graduated with an honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, went on to obtain an MBA from the University Of Wales College Of Cardiff Business School, and then qualified for the Chattered Institute of Marketing. She also completed Executive Finance training at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.
Ms. Akinyanju is a very sound leader with proven track record of business growth, efficiency improvement and increase in profitability acquired from 27 years of experience – in numerous management and senior leadership positions of increasing responsibility and complexities – across geographic regions in leading organizations. She held global and regional roles with Schlumberger where she spent 18.5 years. She was also Chief Strategy Officer for GE Oil & Gas in Sub-Sahara Africa, CEO GE Oil & Gas West and Central Africa sub region for a period of 2.5 years. Ms. Akinyanju has served on several boards and is Co-Founder of DFD SmarTech Construction. She graduated with an honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, went on to obtain an MBA from the University Of Wales College Of Cardiff Business School, and then qualified for the Chattered Institute of Marketing. She also completed Executive Finance training at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.
Mr. Olayemi Cardoso
Mr. Cardoso has extensive executive level experience working with the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. He worked for decades within banking with Chase, Citibank, and Citizens International Banking. In 1999, upon the return to civilian rule in Nigeria, he was approached by the Government of Lagos and appointed to the cabinet as the first Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State. In 2004, he voluntarily relinquished his position and returned to private life focusing his business on developmental and financial activities and through his interest in public-private partnerships, he forged working alliances with several donors such as the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and United Nations Habitat. Mr. Cardoso is Chairman of Citibank in Nigeria and has served on the board of other leading companies including Chevron Oil Plc for several years. Mr. Cardoso holds a first degree from Aston Business School UK and a second degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Kodjo Adadevoh
Mr. Kodjo Adadevoh is the Director Analytics, Lifecycle Managment at Merck, a leading global biopharmaceutical company. He has over 20 years of experience working in a number of Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry managing scientists in development and quality control roles. Mr. Adadevoh has also taught as an adjunct Professor, in the MS Biotechnology program, at the Kean University in New Jersey. He is a prolific writer, who is a published author and has contributed articles to scientific journals, various magazines, and online sites in the United States. He has also served on the board of Family & Community Services of Somerset County, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, guidance and counseling to individuals and families in need. Mr. Adadevoh holds a BSc in Chemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and an MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. He is Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh’s younger brother.
