Akolisa Ufodike


Akolisa Ufodike is a Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur, finance executive and politician. He is the CEO of Kainji Resources Ltd, an oil and gas company in Nigeria.
He currently serves as assistant professor of Accounting and Finance at the MacEwan University school of business in Edmonton.

Early life and career

Ufodike was born in 1973 in Maiduguri to the family of Colonel Leonard Ufodike and Ebele Ufodike of Umudim and Otolo, Nnewi.

Education

Ufodike attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 2006, he attended and obtained Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, Canada. In 2008, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and in 2017, obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Management degree from University of Calgary.

Career and employment

After graduating from Nigerian Defence Academy, Ufodike started a career in banking, working for Intercontinental Merchant Bank in Onitsha. He sites on the provincial audit committee for Alberta and is also a board member of the Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce helping in the facilitation of trade between Canada and Nigeria.
In 2015, he ran for the Alberta provincial election.

Membership

Ufodike is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Canada, Chartered Professional Accountant Canada, Certified Professional Accountant USA and Certified Chartered Accountant UK.

Award and recognition