Bosun Tijani

Tijani holds a diploma in Computer Science and (B.Sc.) in Economics from the University of Jos, and MSc in Information systems and Management from the Warwick Business School and is currently a Postgraduate Researcher in Innovation Systems at the University of Leicester[6]

Before CcHUB, Tijani had worked with International Trade Centre where he successfully led the development and deployment of a web-marketing and information services programme in Ghana between March and September 2006 and subsequently in Uganda and Kenya with record positive outputs. The programme was deployed in Ethiopia and extended to South Africa and Tanzania.[7] At Hewlett Packard, he successfully managed the deployment of the ODel learning centre at the Africa Virtual University in Kenya and completed the deployment of the HP, IEEE and University of Ibadan telecentre in Nigeria. He also initiated and completed the deployment of the HP Micro-enterprise Acceleration Programme learning centre at the Lagos Business School in Nigeria and provided recognizable support to its deployment in Egypt and Morocco.[8] He later moved to Pera Innovation Network (PERA) where he served as the European Innovation Manager where he led the coordination of innovation agencies across Europe.[9] At CcHUB, he has led social technology projects including Lagos Innovation Hotspots and i-HQ.[10] And has driven the growth of social innovation using technology, producing initiatives and businesses that have influenced; environment, fiscal transparency, e-commerce, Healthcare, education,[11] wellness [12] and transportation.[13] He also prompted the visit of Mark Zuckerberg to CcHUB on his first ever visit to Sub-Saharan Africa.

He is a fellow of the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law at the Stanford University and an associate of the Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship.[14]

Tijani resides in Leicester and Lagos with his wife, Moji Tijani and two children.[15]