The people who build
with government workers.

Abiola holds a PhD in Sociology. There is a specific frustration that drives him's work: watching rigorous research circulate within academic networks and never reach the institutions that could act on it. The 1864 Institute is his attempt to build something that closes that gap from the inside out.

He leads institutional strategy and government partnerships. He is the person who walks into a government agency, earns the trust of the people who work there, and figures out what data tool will actually change how they do their jobs.

Nneka holds a PhD in Economics. She believes that good evidence should be uncomfortable to ignore. Her work focuses on gender, institutions, and development in Africa — producing research that is rigorous enough to hold up to scrutiny and grounded enough to land with decision-makers.

She is the methodological backbone of the Institute. Every tool we build, every finding we publish, every claim we make passes through her. She sets the bar and keeps it there.

Akintoye holds an MBA and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Ideas without execution are just intentions — he is the reason the 1864 Institute's work actually gets done. He designs the systems that track whether our tools are being used, what is changing because of them, and what needs to improve.

He manages operations, project delivery, and impact measurement — making sure every engagement ends with evidence that is honest, documented, and replicable.