Dr. Yakubu Olawale is Associate Director, Major Projects Advisory at KPMG UK where he consults, advises clients, provides assurance, and strategic insights for boards, government, and leaders of organizations in relation to their capital projects, programs, and infrastructure investments. He is also a board member at Pioneer Group and a member of its finance, audit, and assurance committee. He has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of project control, project management, commercial management, and project consultancy across many sectors including construction, IT, telecom, financial services, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, facilities management, government, and energy. Prior to joining KPMG UK, he held senior positions at FTSE 100 and 250 companies in the UK and was also a lecturer at Aston University. He is qualified in multiple areas including as a project manager, chartered accountant (ACMA, CGMA), chartered surveyor (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) (projects, cost, and contracts), chartered construction manager (MCIOB), and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He holds a bachelor’s degree and further completed an MSc in Environmental Engineering and Project Management at the University of Leeds, a PhD at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and an MBA at the University of Warwick. He is passionate about effective project controls and his research works have been published in leading academic journals including International Journal of Project Management, Construction Management and Economics Journal, Journal of Management in Engineering, and the International Journal of Project Organization and Management.