Samuel Alabi is the Strategy and Sustainability Lead at the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC). In this role, he drives the implementation of PIC’s organizational strategy, ensuring strategic coherence, institutional sustainability, and cross‑unit alignment. He leads the development of implementation frameworks, performance systems, and strategic reviews that position PIC as Africa’s leading hub for policy innovation, citizen engagement, and evidence‑driven governance. He also provides strategic advisory to the Executive Director and strengthens PIC’s continental positioning through flagship knowledge products and high‑level stakeholder engagement.
Prior to joining PIC, Samuel spent over a decade shaping health systems, public policy, and large‑scale evaluation programs across. His experience spans designing and costing national and sub-national health strategies, leading multi‑country evaluation frameworks, strengthening surveillance systems, and designing investment cases for governments and development partners. He has supported institutions such as the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, GIZ, the City Cancer Challenge Foundation, and the Bank of Industry, and has led strategic planning, financing analyses, and evidence translation for high‑impact reforms. His work has informed national policies, financing decisions, and implementation pathways across multiple countries.
Samuel holds a Master of Public Administration and a Certificate in Public Policy and Management from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He has been published in BMJ Global Health and the Journal of Cancer Policy, and brings deep expertise in strategic planning, systems thinking, organizational development, and evidence‑based policymaking. At PIC, he also provides strategic leadership for the AI Governance portfolio, guiding the development of innovative policy solutions, behavioural experiments, and ecosystem‑shaping initiatives that advance PIC’s strategic pillars and continental ambitions.
