Dr. Olusesan Makinde

Dr. Olusesan Makinde is the Managing Partner at Viable Knowledge Masters (VKM): a research and consulting firm which he co-founded in 2015. He qualified as a Physician at the University of Ibadan in 2002 and earned his Master of Science in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics there in 2006. He holds a second Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences Informatics from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore USA and a PhD in Demography and Population Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Additionally, he is a certified Project Management Professional and Oracle 10g Database Certified Professional.

Dr Makinde has several years of experience in health and development consulting working across Africa and Asia. He has experience working for various multilateral organizations including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank. He has also worked with international and local consulting firms including Abt Associates Inc., John Snow Inc. RTI International, Encompass LLC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Pro-Health International and Hygeia Health Maintenance Organization.

He has supported projects funded by: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, CDC, UKAID/ DFID, UNITAID, Global Fund, GAVI, European Union, Johnson & Johnson, TY Danjuma Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and the Government of Nigeria. Dr. Makinde’s expertise spans health and development project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and research across health information systems, infectious diseases, maternal, newborn and child health, gender, violence against women and children, human trafficking, education and other social research. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals and continues to contribute to knowledge on various health and development topics.