Wale Idris Ajibade (Wale Idris) is the founder and elected Executive Director of African Views, a nonprofit research and multimedia organization that focuses on improving African and African Diaspora communities and their relationships with the new world through cultural exchanges and collaborative projects. He started Foundation for Cultural Diversity, and he is the executive producer of World Cultural Diversity Day festivals. He is the architect of the African cultural exchange program for school children, which connects children in Africa by age group to school children in America though social media. He is the executive producer of the following AV radio programs on social and networking media: African Health Dialogues, Youth Initiatives, Millennium development Goals, Green Africa, Culture Diplomats, New Deals, and The Future Women Want programs on African Views Radio.

Prior to joining the Non-profit sector, he worked as the Director of Research and Marketing for International Investment Advisers (IIA). He has also worked for several distinguished financial firms such as Standard and Poor’s, Reuters America, and Citibank Private Bank. Wale has a robust background in economics, research, data integration, variance and technical market-analyses, and marketing. He has fifteen years tenure in the financial market industry; he has an MBA from Columbus University. He has scholastic background in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Vienna. He is fluent in English, German, and Yoruba. 

African Views is a global intelligence framework for information, communication and collaborations on African Affairs Worldwide.

African Views (AV) Organization is a non-profit organization focused on research, media, and development. The mission of our organization is to provide information, communication, and collaboration. We provide information, facilitate communication, and encourage worldwide collaboration for achieving sustained improvement on social development and cultural advancement parity.