Adebayo Ogunlesi
| Adebayo O. Ogunlesi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1953 Sagamu, Ogun, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Bayo Ogunlesi |
| Education |
University of Oxford Harvard University |
| Alma mater | King's College, Lagos |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Employer | Global Infrastructure Partners |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Amelia Quist-Ogunlesi |
| Children | 2 |
Adebayo "Bayo" O. Ogunlesi, JD (born December 20, 1953) is a Nigerian-born lawyer and investment banker. Ogunlesi is currently Chairman and Managing Partner at the private equity firm, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Ogunlesi was the former head of Global Investment Banking at Credit Suisse First Boston before being promoted to Chief Client Officer and Executive Vice Chairman.
Ogunlesi is from Makun, Sagamu, Ogun State in Nigeria. He is the son of Theophilus O. Ogunlesi, the first Nigerian professor of medicine at University of Ibadan. His family is of Yoruba origin.
Ogunlesi went to King's College, Lagos, a secondary school in Lagos, Nigeria. He received a B.A. with first class honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in England. In 1979, he received a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, which he pursued at the same time. During his time at Harvard, he was on the Harvard Law Review.
From 1980 to 1981, Ogunlesi served as a law clerk to Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. Ogunlesi was an attorney in the corporate practice group of the New York City law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he had been a summer associate while studying for his M.B.A.
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