Adebisi Adenipekun

Adebisi Adenipekun is a Nigerian health policy consultant, researcher, and storyteller working at the intersection of science, governance, and social change. He currently serves as a Policy Specialist with the University of Oxford’s Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI), where he supports the Africa Pandemic Sciences Collaborative and contributes to policy initiatives focused on epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.
He previously worked as a Graduate Student Researcher and Visiting Fellow with the PSI’s Policy and Practice Research Group, contributing to a review of research prioritisation for high- consequence pathogens and an evaluation of the WHO research cycle framework. Over the past decade, Adebisi has built a rich and
diverse career across public health, management consulting, and advocacy. He has served as Engagement Manager at a consulting firm and as Deputy Programmes Manager (Policy and Strategy) for Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination Crisis Communication Centre.
Earlier in his career, he founded the Lighthouse Global Health Initiative, a non-profit organisation that supports vulnerable populations in rural and urban Nigeria to live healthier and more productive lives.
Adebisi is pursuing a DPhil (PhD) in Global Health and Tropical Medicine at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. He holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master of Public Health from the University of Ibadan, and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, where he was an AfOx-Mastercard Foundation Scholar and a member of Green Templeton College.
Brain Gain, his debut novel, draws on his lived experiences to explore migration, innovation, and the transformative potential of Africa’s human capital.