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Olugbenga Agboola

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Advisory Board Member at Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Olugbenga Agboola is the Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, a leading African fintech company. A serial entrepreneur with a software engineering background, an MBA from MIT, and experience at PayPal and Google, he is a recognized leader in payment technology. He holds multiple patents, including for QR code payments.

Olugbenga is passionate about fostering African innovation and preserving its cultural heritage. He serves on several prominent boards, including as Vice Chair for the U. S. -Africa Business Center and as an advisory board member for the Smithsonians National Museum of African Art, bridging technology with cultural promotion.

He was named to TIME Magazines "100 Next" list and received Nigerias national honor of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Advisory Board Member
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Fintech in Africa
As the founder of Flutterwave, his primary mission is to build payment infrastructure that connects Africa to the global economy and simplifies commerce across the continent.
Cross-Border Payments
He is focused on solving Africa's fragmented payment landscape, recently launching a white paper and partnering with firms like Polygon to enable seamless cross-border transactions.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Advisory Board Member
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
4-2024
Vice Chair, Board of Directors
U.S.-Africa Business Center
1-2024
Board Member
Corporate Council on Africa
11-2023
Board Member
Endeavor
4-2023
Board Member
Lagoon Hospitals
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Education
1-2022 - 3-2023
Advanced Management Program
Columbia Business School
Technology Operations & Value Chain Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
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