BIOGRAPHY
Wale Idris Ajibade (Wale Idris) is the founder and Executive Director of African Views (AV), a nonprofit organization in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The African Views Organization focuses on Society's wellbeing by promoting cultural sustainability and cultural harmony through scientific, social research, community assessment, resource mapping, and project development. He is the architect of the AV framework, including the African Cultural Exchange programs, a new concept for connecting children in Africa with children on other continents. He developed and produced programs such as African Health Dialogues, which led to the establishment of the African Institute for Disease Control. He designed the global outreach for Youth Initiatives, Sustainable Development Goals, Green Africa, Culture Diplomats, New Deals, the Anti Violence against Women Act (AVAWA), Spirit of Peace & Prosperity, and African Views Television (AVTV).
He was elected chairman of the proposed African Diaspora Federal Credit Union and the proposed African Development Funds. A campaign that became successful in the Caribbean after delivering a speech at the Central Bank on Trinidad and Tobago in 2015. He is the producer and director of Global Corporate Social Responsibility (GCSR) Summit and a general partner in the Council. He is also the progenitor of the Royal Institute of Global African Cultures and Traditions for the Royal African Kingdoms. Dr. Wale Idris Ajibade has given speeches at the US State Department, United Nations, African Union, Colleges, and Universities in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America on issues related to the role of cultures in peacebuilding, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Gender Equality, Education, Environment, Health, Media, Social and Economic Development.
Before joining the nonprofit sector, he worked as the Director of Research and Marketing for International Investment Advisers manager of the Korea International Investment Funds (KIIF) - one of the earliest promoters of the Korean Economy. He has also worked at several distinguished financial firms such as Standard and Poor's, Reuters America, and Citibank Private Bank. Wale has a robust background in economics, research, data integration, variance and technical market-analyses, and marketing. He has fifteen years' tenure in the financial market industry and an MBA from Columbus University. He has a post-graduate scholastic background in Philosophy (with a focus on Nomology and Africanistic), a Ph.D. in Economics, a Ph.D. in Public Administration, a Ph.D. in Humanities, and a Distinguished Professor of International Law and Order. He attended the University of Vienna, John Dewey University, and Adam Smith University. He speaks English, German, and Yoruba.
Publications:
100 Peaceful Solutions for Women's Advancement Across Cultures: www.bit.ly/100peacefulsolutions1st
Publications on Academia: www.bit.ly/africanreviews
Projects and Presentations: Candid assessment of US response to the Ebola crisis at home and abroad: https://issuu.com/african views/docs/candid_assessment_of_u.s._response_
www.issuu.com/african-views