User:Tega1604/Olayinka David-West

Olayinka David-West is the Associate Dean at Lagos Business School(LBS), Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos, Nigeria. She is currently the program lead for the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) initiative, which is dedicated to conducting research, engaging stakeholders, and proposing policy amendments to enhance financial inclusion in Nigeria.

David-West partners with organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and MasterCard Centre for Inclusive growth to advance financial inclusion and entrepreneurship in Nigeria through the SIDFS initiative.

In 2019, David-West was appointed a Professor of Information Systems and featured in the Tech Women of Lagos exhibition as one of the leading women in Nigeria's financial technology industry.

Education
David-West obtained a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Manchester Business School, a Master of Science (MSc) in Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University, London, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science from the University of Lagos.

Career
David-West was appointed as the Associate Dean of LBS in January 2021. Prior to her appointment, she was a senior fellow in operations and led sessions on information systems management in executive education and degree programs. She also served as an academic director, responsible for managing the faculty members and providing oversight of research and other academic activities. Additionally, she was an academic director for the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan-Atlantic University. She began her career as the Head of Research and Development at TARA Systems Limited, and she later advanced to become the Head of e-Business at the National Bank of Nigeria.

David-West also serves as a governing council member of the Fintech Association of Nigeria and is a member of the African Women in Finance and Payments. . In 2022, she joined the Advisory Board of NowNow Digital Systems Limited, an African digital banking platform with a mission to provide top-notch financial services to SMEs, agents, and consumers. Additionally, she has published numerous articles in reputable journals, and speaks at fintech and finance-related conferences, providing valuable insights into the evolving landscape of technology and business.