Joseph Olaoye Jaiyeola is a Nigerian economist, financial-services executive and business leader with more than three decades of experience in banking, finance and economic policy. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), where he contributed to policy dialogue between the public and private sectors on Nigeria’s economic development.
He has held senior roles in financial services, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kakawa Discount House, and has served on boards and advisory bodies supporting economic reform and private-sector development. His academic qualifications include a degree in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University, postgraduate study in Banking and Finance at the University of Lagos and an MBA from Bangor University in Wales.
Jaiyeola has also held leadership positions within the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and contributed to policy and business-environment initiatives. His work centres on economic reform, financial-sector development, private-sector competitiveness and collaboration between business leaders and policymakers.