Dele Atanda

Dele Atanda has a diverse background with experience in various industries. Dele is currently the CEO of metaMe, a self sovereign AI and Universal Smart Data marketplace. Dele is also the Chief Imagineer at Metaiye Media, a blockchain powered 'CryptoMedia' company that integrates collectible media with AI across different platforms.

In addition, Dele Atanda serves as a Metaverse Collaborative Advisory Board Member at NYU School of Professional Studies. Dele has also held leadership roles in organizations such as The Internet.Foundation (The IF), where they were the Chair and 1st Citizen, and IBM, where they served as the Chief Digital Innovation Officer for the Automotive, Aerospace & Defense sector.

Dele Atanda has also had entrepreneurial ventures. Dele founded Quantifyle, a quantified living app that helps people improve their health using personal data. Dele was the Founder and CEO of Digitteria, a start-up focused on identity and personal data management solutions.

Prior to their entrepreneurial endeavors, Dele Atanda worked in multinational organizations. Dele was the Global Head of Digital and eCommerce IT at British American Tobacco, responsible for the group's digital strategy and delivering enterprise digital marketing and eCommerce platforms. Dele also served as the Global VP Digital Marketing at Diageo, where they partnered with global brand directors to formulate and enable digital strategies across four regions.

Earlier in their career, Dele Atanda founded and led Team X Motorsports, a motor sports team competing in the Formula Drift series in the US and beyond.

Overall, Dele Atanda's work experience showcases their expertise in digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership across multiple industries.

Dele Atanda's education history is as follows:

Dele Atanda has attended the following schools and obtained the respective degrees:

- INSEAD: Marketing Academy, with a field of study in Marketing Strategy.

- IMD: Marketing Excellence, with a field of study in Marketing Strategy.

- The Open University Business School: MBA, with a field of study encompassing Strategy, Financial Strategy, International Enterprise, Managing Creativity Innovation and Change.

- University of Brighton: BA, with a field of study in Art and Design History.

Additionally, Dele Atanda has obtained several certifications:

- #NFTNYC2022 Speaker certification from NFT.NYC, acquired in June 2022.

- IBM Quantum Conversations certification from IBM, acquired in January 2020.

- Cognitive Business Architect certification from IBM, obtained in January 2017.

- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner certification from IBM, obtained in June 2016.

- IBM Design Thinking Practitioner certification from IBM, obtained in June 2016.