Eyitayo Ogunmola

Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Entrepreneur in Incubator, Japan International Cooperation Agency Eyitayo Ogunmola (born 25 July 1988) is a Nigerian tech entrepreneur and an international speaker who started Utiva,[1] a global talent development company that has helped over 45,000 Africans learn technology skills and supported major startups and enterprises to hire talents among Africans and Minorities.

He also holds a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Strategy, Leadership and Change from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University,[2] United Kingdom and a Project Management Professional Certificate from Project Management Institute[3] After Ogunmola graduated from the University in Nigeria, he struggled to get a job for at least two years.

In his attempt to make a difference with his life during this period, he realised that the situation was not peculiar to him alone, as several other young people were facing a similar challenge.

[12] Eyitayo was in 2018 awarded a British Council Chevening Fellowship, leading to a Master's degree in Strategy, Leadership and Change from Heriot-Watt University.

Eyitayo was a winner of the 2020 MIT Solve innovation challenge, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.