[1] He is also the chair of the King's College London Africa Community of Practice and between December 2013 and August 2015 held a visiting professorship position at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
"[3] Born to primary school teacher parents, Alao had his elementary education in Iwo and Ogbomosho in South-West Nigeria.
The lecture, titled "Africa: A voice to be Heard, Not a Problem to be Solved" is believed to be the first to be delivered by a Black African since the establishment of the college in 1829.
[5][6] Alao carried out series of research that highlighted the danger embedded in the mismanagement of African vast natural resources making it seemed a curse than a blessing.
Furthermore, Alao was a member of the Four-Person team undertook a comprehensive evaluation of the activities of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the first 5 years of its operation.
He is working with the United Nations on the link between Radicalisation and Violence and with ECOWAS on the development of Policy Framework for Security Sector Reform and Governance[8] He is also on the advisory board of the African Leadership Centre in Nairobi, Kenya and on the board of trustees, Federal Government College Ilorin Old Students Association.