DR. BENJAMIN OLA AKANDE

Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande is the 21st President of Westminster College, a 165-year institution. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oklahoma and has completed post-doctoral studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Saïd School of Business at Oxford University. Dr. Akande's interests are diverse but connected: excellence, community, teaching and learning, empowerment, and growth. He is a results-oriented leader with strategic vision, proven experience in corporate and nonprofit sectors and is widely-known and respected for his versatility in assuming challenging and demanding responsibilities and leading multiple projects simultaneously. He has an outstanding record of meeting and exceeding organizational goals. An excellent communicator, Dr. Akande has demonstrated the ability to establish rapport and connect with diverse constituencies at all levels, as well as in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. He is renowned for his expertise in the areas of global strategy, marketing, higher education and leadership. Dr. Akande is working on a book entitled The iPOD Generation: It's Their World, We're Just Living In It, a comprehensive analysis of the emerging generation between the ages of 16 and 32.