Oluseun Onigbinde, born on September 18, 1985, is a Nigerian entrepreneur and open data analyst, popularly known as the co-founder and CEO of budgIT, a Nigerian civic startup. Oluseun Onigbinde is a fiscal transparency advocate and a firm believer in the power of open data. In 2012, he was awarded the Future Awards Prize for Science and Tech Innovation.
Profile Summary
| Name: | Oluseun Onigbinde |
| Date of Birth: | September 18, 1985 |
| Place of Birth: | Osogbo, Osun State |
| State of Origin: | Oyo State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Net Worth: | $500,000 |
| Wife: | Married |
Early Life and Education
Oluseun Onigbinde was born on September 18, 1985, in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. Oluseun is a native of Masifa, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. He was born in Osogbo, presently Osun State, Nigeria.
Oluseun had his primary and secondary school education at Loyola College, Ibadan where he excelled in the sciences. He scored nine distinctions in his West African Examinations Council’s exam, earning the best result of the school’s 2001 set.
Oluseun attended the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta where he obtained a bachelor of engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering and the Stanford university graduate school of business where he completed the executive program in social entrepreneurship.
Career
During his NYSC, he was posted to Benin City where he got a job at Access bank. He later joined First Bank for a period of three and half years.
It was while he was working at First Bank that he got the idea for BudgIT. According to him, his interest in banking was from the strategy angle, a space where he could contribute his ideas.
Oluseun Onigbinde is a recipient of several awards and he is currently an Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University. He is a board member of the ONE Africa Policy Advisory Board.
He was appointed as Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Budget and National Planning but resigned a few days after this appointment.
Awards and recognitions
- Ashoka Fellowship for Global Entrepreneurs.
- The Future Awards, 2012.
- World Summit Youth Award
- Knight International Journalism Fellow/ International Center for Journalists
- Harambe Fellowship (Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance)
- 2016 Aspen New Voices Fellowship
- 2016 Draper Hills Summer Fellowship, Stanford University (Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of the Law).
- Obama Foundation Scholar (2018 – 2019)
- Quartz Africa Innovators Award
- 2018 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow
Oluseun Onigbinde Net worth
Oluseun Onigbinde has an estimated net worth of $500,000. Oluseun Onigbinde is a popular Nigerian entrepreneur and open data analyst.
Personal Life
Seun resides in Lagos with his wife, Oluwaseun, and daughters – Wuraola and Ireoluwa.
