Ademide Adefarasin

Senior Director of Strategy & Impact

As Senior Director of Strategy & Impact, Ademide blends strategic insight with hands-on experimentation to ground IDEO.org’s work in real-world systems, ensuring solutions are impactful, scalable, and rooted in context.

Prior to IDEO.org, Ademide worked for Accenture in Nigeria, with experience spanning from Strategy Formulation and Planning to Business Transformation, Implementation, and Project Management. She has also consulted for the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank, and the NYU Furman Center for Housing and Urban Development Policy.

Ademide holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with Management from the University of Warwick and a master’s in Public Administration from New York University. She is a major coffee snob, and can usually be found indulging in a good cup while listening to episodes of the latest trending podcast.

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