Nigerian-born British, Abel Aboh has been appointed to the Board of the Data Lab, a leading Scotland’s innovation centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science.
According to the Data Lab management, the professional reputation of Abel will bring a wealth of relevant and exceptional experience to the team, describing him as a high-performing data and technology thought leader in the United Kingdom.
Speaking on the appointment, Abel said his new role as the Board of the Data Lab Scotland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data will help contribute and provide strategic direction to the leadership of the Lab.
“I am deeply humbled for this opportunity to contribute and help unlock the rich opportunities for AI and data not just in Scotland, UK and across the world by bringing industry, academia, and public sector to harness opportunities, connect people and ideas, develop knowledge and expertise for the good of humanity and society- creating a better and sustainable economy and society.
“I’m passionate and intentional about data, AI, transformation, innovation, education, technology, inclusion, and social and global mobility. Although I work in the heart of the City of London (also called the Square Mile), I find the time and space to contribute within the data space by supporting both young and old people to join the data and technology profession to build useful data and technology skills which for today’s and tomorrow’s workplace and society.”
Currently, Abel is leading a key strategic programme of work in the Bank of England shaping the ways of working a high profile strategic work and programme. Previously, he managed one of the core data management services in the Bank.
He led the external engagement of the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) joint transforming data collection programme which vision is help the regulators get the data they need to fulfil their mission at the lowest possible cost because between £2 billion – £4.5 billion per year for UK regulated reporting firms (banks, insurances and others) to submit data to the Bank of England and FCA.
Abel is passionate about Africa, financial services and systems, technology, data, private and public services, education, social mobility, diversity and inclusion, leadership, democracy, artificial intelligence, youth empowerment, community engagement and development, stakeholders engagement and management, organisational design and culture, concepts and schemes development, transformation delivery etc.
He is intentional about transformation, leadership, strategy, people, data and technology optimization – as an integrated system to help solve humanity’s problems.
In 2021, he was recognised and nominated as a finalist for the prestigious British Data Awards – Data Leader of the Year 2021 which was celebrated by the Bank of England and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission recognised him too.