Founding & Managing Partner
Dr. Michael A. Sunbola
Founding & Managing Partner, World Works Consulting
Founder, Lagos Food Bank
Founder, Green Harvest Agri-Food Initiative
Founder, Pundit Barristers & Solicitors
10+
Years building and scaling mission-driven organisations
45,000+
Volunteers mobilised
650+
Corporate partnerships mobilised
3.4m+
Vulnerable people reached in Nigeria
Profile
Dr. Michael A. Sunbola is an award-winning social entrepreneur, food systems leader, legal practitioner, and institution builder with over a decade of experience building and scaling mission-driven organizations across Africa.
He is the founder of multiple organizations, including Lagos Food Bank, Green Harvest Agri-Food Initiative, and Pundit Barristers & Solicitors, with expertise spanning food systems, nonprofit management, strategy, governance, fundraising, partnerships, humanitarian operations, and organizational development.
As Founding & Managing Partner of World Works Consulting, Michael advises nonprofits, food banks, foundations, corporations, and social impact organizations on strengthening institutions, building scalable systems, improving organizational performance, and achieving sustainable impact.
He is an Obama Leader, Ashoka Fellow, Gratitude Network Fellow, French African Foundation Laureate, Perennial Fellow, and SIP Fellow, and has mobilized over 650 corporate partnerships and over 45,000 volunteers to deliver social impact programmes reaching more than 3.4 million vulnerable people in Nigeria.
Speaking to the press at a community food distribution.
Recognition
Fellowships, appointments and awards
Fellowships & Appointments
Recognised leadership
- Obama Foundation LeaderAfrica, 2019Verified
- Ashoka FellowElected 2023Verified
- Member, Nigeria’s Food Systems Taskforce◆Supporting the National Food Systems Transformation Pathway
- Gratitude Network Fellow
- French African Foundation Laureate
- Perennial Fellow
- SIP Fellow
Awards
To Lagos Food Bank Initiative and its founder
- MEA Best Nutrition Organization in Africa◆2021
- The Lords Achievers Award◆2021
- Water, Food & Air (WAFA) Awards◆2023
- Most Dedicated Food Insecurity Initiative, Africa◆
Partnerships
Organisations Lagos Food Bank Initiative has worked with◆
The Global FoodBanking NetworkThe Rockefeller FoundationMastercard FoundationArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)Access Bank PlcUnited Arab EmiratesAustralian Consulate
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