Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector

Languages

English
Yoruba
Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

The Maximizer Group, LLC Management Consulting
Founder & Managing Principal
11/2016 - Present
Advancing client objectives using extensive qualitative and quantitative technical skills, superior communication skills, and proven functional team leadership success.
• Project leadership focused on post-merger integration, implementation of new solutions, project management and execution.
• Driving long-range strategic and financial plans, market assessment and commercial intelligence, vendor management and supply chain optimization.

Department of Veterans Affairs Product Management / Strategy
VA Chief Innovation Officer
8/2017 - 9/2020
Mr. Michael Akinyele is responsible for leading, transforming and scaling enterprise innovation at the VA.

- Serving as the Principal lead of the VA Innovation Center (VIC).
- Implementing VA MISSION Act Section 152 (Care and Payment Innovation).
- Developing, implementing and evaluating innovative value-based care and payment models.
- Establishing a new vision for agency-wide innovation.
- Collaborating with Legislators, Veterans, VA stakeholders and innovators across the globe.

Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) Finance
Director of Venture Development - Health Care
3/2016 - 10/2016
Leading in-house health industry specialist; advanced LJAF’s health care strategy and primarily responsible for sourcing, diligence, structuring and managing new philanthropic investments related to health care.
• Developed comprehensive strategy, tactics and potential actions to guide portfolio of investments aimed at transforming the U.S. health care system; issue to action roadmap validated by leading national experts.

AT Kearney Management Consulting
Manager
6/2015 - 5/2016
Led consulting engagement teams focused on strategic planning, operations and business development

Deloitte Management Consulting
Manager
7/2012 - 6/2015
Led consulting engagement teams focused on performance improvement, strategic planning and operations

Various Management Consulting
Various
8/2003 - 9/2011
1. Developed strategic initiatives to improve operations of a textile manufacturer operating 46 factories and supplying global apparel companies like Nike, Adidas & GAP.
2. Led consulting engagements focused on business disputes
3. Developed and executed work plans and conducted market research.
4. Led strategic planning & operations for a small medical practice.