Akinsanmi O. Falaki holds a Bsc. (Hons) Degree in Business Management, where he graduated with a Second Class (Upper Division) from the University of Ado-Ekiti, now Ekiti State University (EKSU) in Nigeria. He bagged a Master in Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Human Resource Management. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (AICE), an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), and a Fellow of the National Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria (NICA).
Falaki has attended several advanced executive courses, not limited to the prestigious Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, where he studied corporate governance. He has garnered over 15 years’ experience in retail and commercial banking, the public sector, risk management, investment negotiation, and portfolio management.
Over the years, he has developed distinct expertise in strategic leadership mainly through public speaking in boot camps, business seminars, conferences, and more with a focus on performance management, people, productivity, and profitability, which has given him some awards, notably that of The Banker of the Year 2021, among many well-deserving recognitions within and outside his core career sector.
He has a keen interest in promoting all processes and activities that enhance or facilitate youth and young adult empowerment.