Abosede George-Ogan is the Founder of the Women in Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN) and a tri-sector leader with over 20 years of experience across the non-profit, private, and public sectors.

She began her career as a development professional with ActionAid International Nigeria and later coordinated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability initiatives for Keystone Bank, FirstBank, and Samsung Electronics West Africa.

Abosede served as the pioneer Director of Strategy, Funding, and Stakeholder Management at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), where she played a key role in creating jobs in Lagos, Africa’s largest city by population. She has also managed programs that have improved health, education, and economic outcomes in over 30 Nigerian states and five West African cities.

Abosede holds a degree in Political Science/Public Administration from Igbinedion University, an MSc in Communication for Innovation & Development from the University of Reading, and a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard Kennedy School, where she received the Josephine Vernon Award for most outstanding Edward S. Mason Fellow and the Women and Public Policy Program Barbara Jordan Award for Women’s Leadership.

She is a Vital Voices VV Engage Fellow and a 2024 Eisenhower Fellow.

Through WILAN, Abosede is committed to advancing gender-balanced leadership at all levels, inspiring a shift towards more inclusive and equitable leadership across sectors.