Profile

Bola is a trailblazing thought-leader, speaker and an award-winning DEI Advocate with expertise in DEI strategy, workplace culture transformation, AI ethics & governance.

With extensive experience across the civil service, insurance, investment banking and investment management as a technologist, DEI Advisor to FTSE100 C-Suite, former LGIM Global DEI Partner, Future of Work Programme Manager, and Founder of Culture Club, Bola is dedicated to driving diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her commitment and advocacy for DEI and its integration with AI and ESG strategies have resulted in pioneering significant and impactful workplace transformation approaches.

Bola is well-known within the Asset Management industry working with various industry initiatives e.g. the Diversity Project in building a pipeline of female mid-senior portfolio managers; with the Investment Association on establishing the Diversity data guide, an Ambassador to #talkaboutblack and as an Advisor to the City of London’s Belonging project.

Through her passion for paying it forward, Bola set up eMentorMi, a mentoring and coaching platform, giving disadvantaged youths access to City professionals and opportunities in investment management. Bola is a positive role model who inspires women and empowers mid-senior women through mentoring, coaching and personal branding.

She now runs her consultancy that works with senior leaders in embedding DEI best practices into core business as well as the adoption of responsible AI through effective governance and ethical considerations.

Bola is married with 2 kids and lives in Essex.