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Speaker

Ashipa Electric Corp

Olugbenga Ajala

Founder/CEO

With 17 years of experience in the energy sector at major companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, Entergy, and Southern Company, Olu Ajala has spearheaded numerous energy projects.  

Most notably, he implemented 280MW of solar power purchase agreements and managed commercial operations for renewable projects generating $90 million in annual revenue.  

At Ashipa Electric, Olu is not only leading his team to mitigate today’s energy deficit, but also charting the path to a distributed, decarbonized, digitized, and equitable energy future. 

He brings deep expertise as a registered professional engineer with a BSc in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. 

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