Director
Dr Azeez Oyedele took up the directorship role with DAWSUN in March 2019. Before the DAWSUN appointment, Dr Azeez was the Founding Director of 174 Capital (UK) Limited, an Independent Equity Research and Valuation company. In addition to his role with DAWSUN, Dr Azeez holds directorship positions with various third-sector organisations in the UK. Azeez is currently a Lecturer in Financial Technology at the University of Bedfordshire in England, United Kingdom. He has a PhD degree in Finance and Econometrics with Computation from the University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom, and an MSc in Quantitative Finance from the University of Glasgow. Azeez has a BSc (Hons) in International Finance with First Class from the Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. He is an Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer (OCP-JP) 6. Azeez has attended various executive programmes at Imperial College in the UK and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the USA.
Our Objectives
- Improve child poverty and financial exclusion within our community
- Challenge female genital mutilation practices
- Challenge domestic and sexual violence
- Reduce gender inequalities in employment, wages and leadership roles
- Support and mentor young girls and women
- Promote life-long learning and well-grounded education for men and women
- Research economic, social and developmental challenges
- Promote African cultural heritage through events and documentaries
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