African Changemaker

Dr. Bosun Tijani

Bosun is a Nigerian entrepreneur passionate about Africa’s vibrant and growing tech ecosystem.

Born and raised in Nigeria, Bosun Tijani is a Nigerian entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), a technology innovation center dedicated to accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity in Africa.

Before CcHUB, Bosun honed his depth of experience in innovation and entrepreneurship by designing and managing profitable business models for high-end enterprise solutions at Hewlett Packard.

He is passionate about the concept of distributed innovation systems and the need for African countries to leverage each other’s strengths and weaknesses to push the continent forward.

He is also an avid fitness enthusiast, a drive that saw him found Truppr, a social tool that connects people to events and other people around them to help make fitness a lifestyle.

 

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