Experts & Advisors
Ope Odebiyi
Managing Director
Ope Odebiyi is a Managing Director at Ankura, with 20 years’ experience and background in IT Operations and Infrastructure. Over the years, he has managed cybersecurity risk assessments, strategies, target operating model implementation for some of the largest global organizations across North America, Europe, and Asia. His client engagements span healthcare, life sciences / pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial services, and insurance industries.
Experience
Ope has successfully won and managed an annual engagement revenue of up to $20 million through transformation of client cybersecurity programs. Ope is known for building, developing and leading strong teams that provide exceptional client service experience, balancing competing priorities, tight deadlines, and a deep understanding of client needs. He has a track record for building long term client relationships with company C-Suite and partnering on delivering of firm’s service offerings. Ope leads a practice that provides advisory services for assessments and cyber resilience strategy, including transformation capabilities to build their programs. He manages relationships with leadership teams in developing go to market strategies to sell and deliver the firm’s internal capabilities, thought leadership, proposals, solution architecture, board reporting/briefings and workshops with clients globally.
- Education
- MS Information Systems, Information Security & Compliance, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
- BS Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL
- Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)