Seun Onigbinde

**Oluseun David Onigbinde** (born September 18, 1985, in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian open data advocate, entrepreneur, and civic technology innovator. He is widely recognized as the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BudgIT, a non-profit organization that uses technology to promote fiscal transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in public spending across Nigeria and Africa. **Early Life and Education** Onigbinde is a native of Masifa, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. He attended Loyola College, Ibadan, where he achieved the best result in his school's 2001 set in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exam. He later earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Following his undergraduate studies, he pursued executive education, completing the Stanford Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is also a pioneer Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University. **Career Progression and Notable Works** Onigbinde began his professional career working in the banking sector. During his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), he worked at Access Bank in Benin City, and subsequently joined First Bank, where he worked as a Strategy Officer for three and a half years. It was during his time at First Bank that he conceived the idea for BudgIT, driven by a desire to simplify public data and make fiscal information more accessible to Nigerian citizens. In 2011, he co-founded BudgIT, which quickly became a thought leader in fiscal transparency and public budgeting across Africa. BudgIT’s work is focused on making rigorous fiscal analysis simpler and galvanizing participation and accountability. A notable offshoot of BudgIT is **Tracka**, launched in 2014, a platform that monitors the implementation of public projects in over 600 communities across Nigeria. His organization also founded Civic Hive, an innovation hub that incubates civic tech start-ups. Other notable projects include Fitila.africa. **Major Achievements and Current Status** Onigbinde's work in civic technology has earned him several accolades, including the Future Awards Prize for Science and Tech Innovation in 2012. He has served as a technical consultant for various projects funded by organizations such as the US State Department and DFID, focusing on fiscal transparency, extractive reform, and data visualization. He is a member of the ONE Africa Policy Advisory Board. Currently, Oluseun Onigbinde continues to lead BudgIT as its CEO, expanding its influence on budget transparency across the continent. He is married to Oluwaseun Agbelusi, whom he married in 2015, and they have three children. Although he was briefly appointed as Technical Adviser in the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in Nigeria in September 2019, he resigned shortly after.