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Oludolapo Makinde is a legal scholar and doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), corporate governance, and anti-corruption.
Her research particularly examines the challenges and opportunities from integrating AI within corporate settings. Other research interests include business and human rights and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Her scholarly contributions are extensive, with her work published in journals and books including a chapter on “Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: Much Ado about Quotas?” in Corporate Law and Sustainability from the Next Generation of Lawyers. She has co-authored articles such as “Artificial Intelligence and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative as Anti-Corruption Tools for Canadian Extractive Companies.”
Oludolapo is also a Forbes Contributor, where she writes on the social and governance dimensions of ESG. This includes: “Prioritizing Accessibility and Inclusion in AI Development” and “Employee Well-Being Matters in Corporate Strategy.”
Oludolapo has worked as an ESG consultant with the World Bank’s Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Unit and as legal research officer with British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner. Prior to that, she worked as a legal associate providing corporate governance advisory services to multinational corporations in Nigeria. She also obtained a Master of Laws from UBC and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
