A PhD Research fellow in Finance from Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Ibrahim Adamu holds M.Sc. Finance from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, United Kingdom and a BA (Ed) Economics degree with specialisation in Industrial Economics from Bayero University, Kano.

Before joining the financial sector in 1992, he had prior teaching experience both at Ministry of Education Kano State and the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye.

In the financial sector, he was with Andruche Investments Plc, an investment company as an adviser and later head of Northern Representative. He later joined Citizens International Bank before moving to Assurance Bank where he worked as the Regional Manager, North II. Ibrahim was with Oceanic Bank International PLC as Manager, Public Sector North between 2005 and 2006. He worked in Ecobank Nigeria Plc as Regional Head Abuja II managing Balance Sheet in excess of NGN 3 Billion. Ibrahim later worked as Group Head Savings and later Acting Executive Director, Retail Banking at ASO Savings and Loans Plc., Nigeria’s Premier Mortgage Bank. His areas of core competence include Credit Analysis, Financial and Investment Analysis, Financial Derivatives, Deal Structuring, Relationship Management and Motivational Lists. Ibrahim has attended several courses locally and abroad on Finance and Leadership.He is an alumnus of Center for Creative Leadership.