Mr. Ola Oresanya is a recognised authority in Waste Management and Environmental development in Africa.
A BSc degree holder in Geology from University of Ibadan and MSc in Environmental Management & Ecology from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. An Alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Massachusetts U.S.A.

He had a successful tenure as Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority,(LAWMA) from May 2005 to August 2015. He is the Managing Director and Co-founder of Globetech Remedial Limited. He is a Lead Consultant to the UN-Habiatat/UNEP, Federal and several State Governments on Waste Management issues. He served as Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor and presently the Commissioner for Environment.

He served as member of the design review team of Keele Valley Landfill Site, Ontario Canada and supervised World Bank sponsored Lagos Landfill Site Design & Construction, Lagos. A part-time lecturer in Waste Management and Toxicology of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He holds post-graduate diploma in Business Management from Merseyside Polytechnic, Liverpool, U.K and has over 37 years post graduate working experience in Solid Waste Management with extensive specialisation in project development and financing.

He has been elected to several scientific academies including Nigerian Mining and Geo-science Society (MNMGS), Nigerian Environmental Society (MNES), Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) among others. He served as the West African Regional Coordinator for Technical Working Committee on Medical Waste Management in ECOWAS sub-region, Board Chairman, Extended Producers Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON), Board Member, Recycling Association of Nigeria (RAN) etc.
He participates actively in social and community development programmes . He is the Chairman of the Environment committee of Remo Growth & Development Foundation and member of several social clubs.

He has received several local and international awards with honorary degrees for his works in Sustainable Development in the Environment sector, with emphasis on innovative solutions in Integrated Solid Waste Management.
He has several professionals and academic publications on environmental Governance,, solid waste management and project financing.