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Austin Okere

Commander · DISC type D
Founder and Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Ausso Leadership Academy
📍 Nigeria

Austin Okere is the Founder of CWG Plc and Ausso Leadership Academy, with over 30 years of industry experience and an MBA from IESE Business School. He is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Columbia Business School.

Austin is driven by a deep belief in positively impacting society, which manifests in his work in business education and mentoring young entrepreneurs.

He received a Lifetime Entrepreneurship Achievement Award in 2017 for his dedicated service and outstanding accomplishments.

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Current Role
Founder and Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Location
Nigeria
Personality Overview

How Austin shows up

Very Quick
Candid & Clear
Risk-Taker

They are not always relationship oriented. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Priorities

Topics Austin cares about

Entrepreneurship Development
As Founder of Ausso Leadership Academy and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Columbia Business School, he actively mentors and inspires young entrepreneurs.
Business Education
He was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Global Business School Network, recognizing his contribution to business education and knowledge transfer in Africa.
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Career

Work history

1-2018
Founder and Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Ausso Leadership Academy
1-2016
Vice Chairman
CWG PLC
7-2015 - 1-2018
Member, Governing Council and Chairman, ICT committee
Institute of Directors
1-2015 - 12-2017
Management Consultant
CWG PLC
12-2014 - 1-2018
Member, Business Council on Innovation and Intrapreneurship
World Economic Forum
In the press

Media appearances

Austin Okere – Leadership Profile. Featured in CWG PLC Official Website
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Education
1997 - 1998
Executive MBA
IESE Business School
1996 - 1998
Executive MBA
Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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