Nelson Ogunshakin

Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE is the CEO of International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and Vice Chair of Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Advisory Board. He was the President and CEO of the ACE Group for 14 years. He co-chaired the National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum (NIPEF) and was appointed by the GLA as a member of the London Infrastructure Delivery Board.

He chairs the Investment Committee of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Funds (PE), is a non-Executive Director of Depthwize Limited and has over 35 years' experience in planning, finance, delivery and management of major property and infrastructure investment projects. From 1 May 2021 he became a non-executive director of the Board of the Connected Places Catapult.

Nelson has a BSc in Civil Engineering from Aston, MSc in Construction and Programme Management from Birmingham and an MBA in Strategic Management & Corporate Finance from Aston, where he is also Royal Academy of Engineer Visiting Professor on Infrastructure Investment. He is a Fellow Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Companion of Chartered Institute of Management, CEDR Accredited Mediator and Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrations.