Tunji Akintokun MBE
Head of Sales, PwC UK
My Profile
CSL Changemaker since: 2014
Walk the Tightrope Speaker Cohort: ILAM 2013
I am responsible for: The sales teams and capabilities across all PwC lines of service (risk assurance, tax, deals and consulting) and industry segments in the UK.
I am passionate about: Supporting people to reach their potential, particularly young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Ilesha Charitable Trust, which I founded, has been my main vehicle for supporting diversity, STEM, social mobility, arts and sports causes through impact donations, bursaries and scholarships.
What I value most about the CSL community: The inclusive environment and explicit focus on giving back to society.
Extracurricular Roles
- Non Executive Director for England Athletics since 2019
- Founder and Board Trustee for Ilesha Charitable Trust since 2017
- Non Executive Director for Regital since 2016
- Patron for Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents Association (CASPA) since 2016
- STEM Ambassador for STEM Learning UK since 2014
- Supporter and Fundraiser for AbleChildAfrica since 2013
- Founder of Your Future Your Ambition in 2012
Articles, Videos and Podcasts
Articles:
| It takes a village | Linked In | 12/2016 |
Videos:
| Art X Lagos Talks: Collecting LIVE | Art X Media | 11/2019 |
| Executive insight leadership masterclass with Tunji Akintokun | Romeo Effs | 06/2017 |
| Sharing career tips at Cee4Bee | Connect4Better – Cee4Bee | 12/2016 |
| Tunji Akintokun on the African Youth Gala | African Youth Initiative | 10/2016 |
| Cisco Olympians – a opportunidade de Tunji Akintokun | Cisco Brazil | 06/2016 |
| Tunji Akintokun’s Acceptance Speech at the 2015 National Diversity Awards | National Diversity Awards | 12/2015 |
Podcasts:
| Interview with Lucy Birch and Tunji Akintokun MBE from PwC | B2B Marketing Podcast | 03/2020 |
| Interview: Building a career in software engineering and sales via product marketing | Africa Emerging | 09/2018 |
Awards and Recognition
| Top 100 ethnic minority role models | EMpower supported by Yahoo Finance | 2019 |
| Member of British Empire (MBE) | Queen’s Honours List | 2018 |
| Top 100 black and ethnic minority UK leader in technology | Inclusive Boards / Financial Times | 2018 |
| Outstanding mentor award | Association of Black Minority Engineers | 2017 |
| Top 100 most powerful black people in Britain | Powerlist | 2016-2019 |
| Number 4 of 100 top ethnic minority executives | EMpower supported by Financial Times |
2016-2018 |
| Olympic torch bearer for Rio 2016 | Olympic Organising Committee / Cisco | 2016 |
| 7th most connected man in Britain | GQ Magazine | 2015 |
| Winner of positive role model category | Nat’l Diversity Awards | 2015 |
| Top 100 most outstanding Nigerians to have lived in the UK | Nigeria Centenary Awards | 2014 |
You can find the rest of the awards listed under the awards section here.
In the News
| Five people from PwC named in EMPower’s role model lists | PwC | 06/2019 |
| Dawn Hill and Tunji Akintokun make New Year’s honours list 2018 | African Voice | 01/2018 |
| Meet the founder of one of the largest STEM initiatives in the UK | YNAIJA | 06/2017 |
| Regital appoints Cisco director Tunji Akintokun | Dakota Digital | 10/2016 |
| The 21 most powerful black and ethnic minority executives in USA, UK&I | Business Insider | 05/2016 |
| Your Future Your Ambition 2016 | My News Desk | 03/2016 |
| Award for man who mentors children from disadvantaged backgrounds | Diversity Today | 10/2015 |
| Black History Month | Imperial College London | 10/2014 |
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