Dr Akolisa Ufodike is Assistant Professor in the School of Administrative Studies where he will be teaching auditing. His research interests include accountability, public-private partnerships, and actor networks. He is a licensed public practitioner by CPA Alberta. Prior to academia, he spent 25 years as a finance executive with professional experience spanning telecoms, banking, oil and gas, utilities, and consumer packaged goods. He was co-founder and CFO for Jaguar Wireless, a participant in the 2007 Canadian wireless spectrum auction. His last role in industry was as CFO and COO of Corridor Communications Inc. (CCI Wireless), one of Canada’s largest wireless ISP. A graduate of Haskayne’s PhD and Cornell’s MBA program, Dr Ufodike is a Canadian FCPA, a US CPA, a UK FCCA, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is also a Certified Director ICD.D by the Institute of Corporate Directors. Dr Ufodike sits on the Provincial Audit Committee for Alberta and the board of the Canada Nigerian Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the board of several charities including, Peel Literacy Guild where he was treasurer and the Black Business and Professional Association. Dr. Ufodike has also previously served as treasurer for Scouts Canada (Chinook Council) and thereafter as the Chairman.
Research keywords: Accountability; public sector finance; P3s; Common Pool Theory; equity, diversity and inclusion