Gbemisola Femi-Ademola

Gbemisola Femi-Ademola is an accomplished Chief Operating Officer, Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), and Change Management Practitioner with over a decade of experience driving operational transformation within the financial services and corporate advisory sectors.

Gbemisola combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise in Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies to help organizations eliminate operational waste, boost efficiency, and secure large-scale funding.

Throughout her career, she has successfully bridged the gap between complex business needs and technology. Her standout achievements include pioneering a paperless expense processing infrastructure across 280 banking locations to save $750,000 annually, and auditing back-office operations to identify 34 distinct processes optimized for Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

As a versatile leader, she smoothly transitions between high-level executive strategy such as advising state governments on securing institutional funding from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and hands-on product management, where she builds wireframes, maps user stories, and leads cross-functional development teams.

Her strong practical background is reinforced by an advanced academic foundation, including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ado-Ekiti, and Graduate Certificates in both Project Management and Human Resources Management from Humber College in Ontario, Canada.