Olalekan (“Lekan”) Akinyanmi is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering . He also holds an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management.
Prior to founding LEKOIL, Lekan spent six years as a research analyst and portfolio manager with AllianceBernstein L.P. in New York .
Before Alliance, Lekan held senior positions at UBS Investment Research, 3Fold Ventures and Encabler Inc. Lekan also worked as lead engineer for Schlumberger Limited, in various countries.