Governance · Leadership
Principal Officers
The officers of the consortium — the small group that carries responsibility for the association across Nigeria, the United States and Ghana.
6 members
All leadership bodies
Global President
Amb. Prof. Ogunsakin-Akin Bosede I., DCRSA, PhD, D.Sc
IARSA Consortium
Global President of the IARSA Consortium, holding a PhD, a D.Sc and a DBA. A researcher whose career has been built on hard work and the pursuit of academic excellence, and who has led the consortium through the union of its Nigerian, United States and Ghanaian bodies into a single international association.
Chairman of the Governing Council
Dr. Baba Yusuf Musa, DCRSA, PhD
Director-General, West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management
Director-General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, holding a BSc in Economics, an MBA and a PhD. Director of WAIFEM's Debt Management Department from 2006 to 2018, following a twenty-one-year career in research.
Matron · Professor Emeritus
HRM Queen Prof. Amb. Victoria Abike Adesuyi
IARSA Consortium
A seasoned educationalist with over two decades as a professor, whose research has contributed materially to the reduction of poverty in Nigeria. Also a business leader, with a track record at Agro Allied Commodities and Services Producers.
Deputy Chairman
Prof. Ahmad M. Al-Fahed Nuseirat, PhD
Former University President, Isra University, Jordan
Professor of Electrical Engineering specialising in robotics, educated at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Former President of Ajloun National University and immediate past President of Isra University, Amman, having also served as vice president at universities in Syria and Jordan. Author of more than twenty-five papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and a member of the IEEE, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the Jordan Engineers Association.
Vice Chairperson
Prof. Nashwa Fouad Attallah, PhD
Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Egypt
Full Professor in the Department of Tourism at Alexandria University, with a PhD in ecotourism awarded in 2006. Former Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the faculty's scientific journal. Research spans ecotourism, tourism marketing, service quality and sustainable development, alongside the supervision of numerous master's and doctoral theses.
Secretary General
Dr. Vinay Singh, PhD
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
A clinical research professional with over fifteen years in clinical trials, medical research, teaching and site management, holding a PhD in Medicine from the University of Delhi. Core expertise spans endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, obesity and COVID-19-related research. Also a medical writer, trainer and research project lead.