Adekemi Omole is the Associate Director, Programs at the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC), where she provides strategic leadership across the Centre's Gender & Inclusion and multi-sectoral programmes spanning health, education, agriculture, digital development, and poverty and livelihoods. In this role, she oversees programme quality, and the integration of evidence into policy and programme design as well as gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) principles across PIC's portfolio.
With over a decade of experience in gender equality, women's economic empowerment, institutional reform, and policy innovation, Adekemi has led the design and implementation of transformative programmes that strengthen inclusive governance and improve development outcomes across Nigeria and Africa. She has provided technical leadership for landmark initiatives including the Lagos State Women's Economic Empowerment Policy, the integration of GESI into the Edo State Digital Economy Policy, and the Gender and Inclusion Summit, one of Africa's leading platforms for advancing inclusive policy dialogue. She has also mobilised and managed strategic partnerships with governments, development partners, academia, civil society, and the private sector to deliver high-impact programmes and influence policy reform.
Adekemi holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Social Epidemiology: Health & Society from University College London (UCL), United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She has also completed professional certifications in Project DPro (PM4NGOs), Feminist Edge (KIT Royal Tropical Institute and UN Women Training Centre), GenderPro (The George Washington University), Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (UNICEF), and Gender and Development (Obafemi Awolowo University).