Adebayo Ogunlesi is a popular Nigerian lawyer and investment banker, he is Chairman and Managing Partner at the private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners.
Adebayo Ogunlesi was born December 20, 1953, in Makun, in Ogun State, in Nigeria. He is the son of Theophilus Ogunlesi, the first Nigerian professor of medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and Elizabeth Okuboyejo, a fashion designer.
Adebayo Ogunlesi was born into a comfortable family of Yoruba origin. He had a wonderful childhood and was enrolled at elite schools for his basic education.
Adebayo Ogunlesi attended the prestigious Lagos-based college, King’s College, from where he proceeded to the United Kindom to further his education. Adebayo enrolled at Oxford University England to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Adebayo Ogunlesi further upgraded himself at Harvard University where he graduated with an MBA from the School of Business and J. D Magna Cum Laude from the School of Law.
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Adebayo Ogunlesi Net Worth
Adebayo Ogunlesi is estimated to have a net worth of $21 million, Ogunlesi owns over 5,889 units of Goldman Sachs stock worth over $13,927,492.
Adebayo Ogunlesi Education
Adebayo Ogunlesi attended King’s College, Lagos which is 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, Adebayo Ogunlesi 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.
Adebayo Ogunlesi House
Adebayo Ogunlesi owns one of the luxurious houses in Nigerian and abroad considering his worth and the fact that he comes from a wealthy family.
Adebayo Ogunlesi Airports
Adebayo Ogunlesi acquired the majority in London Gatwick Airport in a deal worth £1.455 billion in 2009. Adebayo also owns Edinburgh Airport, which they bought in 2012, and Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, which they bought in February 2018.
Adebayo Ogunlesi Children
Adebayo Ogunlesi has been married to a British-born optometrist, Dr. Amelia Quist-Ogunlesi since 1985. The couples are blessed with two children.
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