Dr. Fola Adeleke
Dr. Fola Adeleke is a South African trained lawyer whose work focuses on international economic law and human rights, corporate transparency, open government and accountability within the extractive industry. Fola has worked in several notable institutions including the South African Human Rights Commission as the Head of Research and at Harvard Law School Human Rights Program supervising clinical projects on business and human rights. Fola was also a Fulbright visiting scholar with the Center for Sustainable Investment at Columbia University. Fola also clerked at the Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa. His human rights work spans across Africa and he has served as the country researcher for the Open Government Partnership Independent Reporting Mechanism and was part of an expert group reviewing the African Union’s Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa. Fola has also produced research for the Carter Center, the Open Society Foundation and the World Bank. He holds a PhD from Wits University and a LLM degree from the University of Cape Town.