Omo is WACREN’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). He leads the development, execution and sustenance of WACREN business plans and initiatives. He was the pioneer Chief Technology Officer of the organisation and continues to work with development partners and sister regional networks on the technical development of high-capacity Internet network infrastructure for research and education. Before WACREN, he was CEO of Datasphir Solutions Limited, a private sector consultancy company. A certified SIM3 Auditor, he uses the model developed with the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) to assess the governance, performance and function of security teams and processes. Omo leads the LIBSENSE programme aimed at building the information management capability of librarians and researchers, fostering communities of practice, and strengthening local services to support open science and research in Africa. He has taken courses towards a Masters in Learning Technology from Birkbeck College, University of London and has a Pharmacy degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria.
