DAO

1976 to 2026

Fifty years, year by year

From tutorials that paid his school fees to a group of companies and a seat at the centre of Lagos security.
Dr. Ogunsan greeting Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos State Security Trust Fund's 19th Annual Town Hall Meeting, December 2025
  1. 1976

    Born in Lagos

    Born on 6 October and raised in Agege.

  2. 1989

    St. Joseph Secondary School

    Pays his own school fees by running tutorials for classmates.

  3. 1997

    Yaba College of Technology

    Business Administration, after a first diploma at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.

  4. 2000

    Peugeot Automobile Nigeria

    Selected from more than 6,000 applicants and trained in France. Rises to Regional Sales Manager.

  5. 2005

    Founds Executive Motors

    The first company of what becomes the Executive Group.

  6. 2006

    Marries Ajoke

    Marries Dr. (Mrs) Ajoke Ogunsan on 10 June. They have three daughters.

  7. 2008

    Founds Executive Trainers

    Begins linking Nigerian universities with institutions abroad.

  8. 2020

    LSSTF Board of Trustees

    Appointed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund's board.

  9. 2021

    Caleb University

    Joins the university's Board of Trustees.

  10. 2023

    AKEM Foundation

    Launches the foundation with his siblings in memory of their parents.

  11. 2024

    Doha lecture

    Delivers “Emplacement of People-Oriented Policing for Security and Development in Africa” at the Africa Security Watch conference.

  12. 2025

    Executive Secretary, LSSTF

    Appointed to lead the Lagos State Security Trust Fund for a five-year term from 31 October.

  13. 2026

    A year of interventions

    Sixty-five handovers of vehicles and protective gear to about 35 agencies, and the founding of LSSTF-CACCOV, a community engagement corps.

  14. 2026

    Fifty

    Turns fifty on 6 October. To mark it, the Young Executive Forum awards scholarships to ten students of his alma mater, Yaba College of Technology.