Dr. Peter Bamkole is the Chief Operating Officer at Pan-Atlantic University. Prior to his appointment to his current role in January 2023, he pioneered the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan-Atlantic University in January 2003 – now one of the top enterprise development centers in Africa. Trained as a Mechanical Engineer in the UK, with MBA from IESE Business School in Spain and alumnus of Lagos Business School (Chief Executive Program), his 40 years’ cognate experience spans both public and private sectors (Oil Industry, Water supply and Education). He obtained his PhD in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the International School of Management (ISM) in Paris and consults widely in Sub-Saharan Africa on entrepreneurship development and practice.
Peter is a fellow of the Corporate Governance Society of Nigeria and a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors. He currently chairs the board of Education Collaborative – West Africa Hub, Nigeria Climate Innovation Center, International Breweries Foundation and Global Entrepreneurship Network, Nigeria. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Zenith Bank, member of IIT Governing Council and Lagos State Research and Innovation Council among others.
His current book “Built by Enterprise” is a culmination of two decades of developing entrepreneurs in Nigeria.