Sulyman attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering.
[6] He then moved to Silicon Valley as a Manager in the global strategy team at Hewlett-Packard during the tenure of CEO Mark Hurd.
[7] The following year, in 2013, Sulyman returned to Nigeria for an internship, turning down offers from global technology companies like Google and Box.
In the two years under his leadership, Andela Nigeria grew by over 400%, and moved into a modernized technology HQ in Lagos.
[10][11] In recognition of Andela's achievements during Sulyman's tenure, the company emerged as #1 on Jobberman’s Best 100 places to work in Nigeria list (2018) and earned the US Secretary of State Award for Corporate Excellence.