Bukola Ogunyemi

Bukola Ogunyemi is a digital communications strategist, social impact entrepreneur, and public policy advocate with 15 years of experience driving change through strategic storytelling and civic engagement. Currently serving as Digital Communications Officer at the World Bank Group, he designs social media engagement strategies that advance the institution's development work with the private sector in emerging markets.

As Co-Founder of the Wole Ogunyemi Foundation, Bukola has expanded educational access for over 10,000 students across Nigeria and the United States through scholarships, mentorship programs, and distribution of learning resources in schools. He previously served as Communications Lead for the World Bank Youth Summit, convening more than 1,400 young leaders from over 100 countries to design solutions for digital inclusion. He was also a consultant on digital campaigns and online marketing to the African Union and UNFPA Africa.

Bukola is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Better Life Nigeria, a research-oriented think tank advancing policy reforms for shared prosperity, individual liberty, and community development. He currently serves as a Policy and Strategy Fellow at New Lines Institute, where he contributes to analysis on international affairs and governance. He is an alumnus of the McKinsey Forward program and a member of Twitter's Global Curation Advisory team. He also served on the Mandela Washington Fellowship selection committee, helping grade applications from emerging African leaders. He was

Bukola holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Massachusetts Global and a Master's in Communication from Southern New Hampshire University. He also holds certificates in Strategic Storytelling and Integrated Digital Media from Cornell University and New York University respectively.