Tolulope Oluwafemi (she/her) joins Shad Thompson Rivers University as the 2025 Program Director. Tolu Joined TRU in 2020 in a tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She holds a PhD in Management Studies from Bangor University, UK; and a MSc in Leadership and Management from Sheffield University, UK.

Tolu’s teaching career has centered on fostering leadership and creativity among students and she teaches courses such as Leadership and Organizational Development; Teamwork; New Venture Creation; Small Business Management; Organizational Behavior; and Marketing for Entrepreneurs.

An active researcher, Tolu is one of the co-founders of the Innovation for Social Good (ISG) research cluster at TRU, bringing together faculty and students from a range of disciplines to create new knowledge about innovation that improves lives, organizations, and communities. Her current research includes topics such as creating, leading and growing entrepreneurial ventures; immigrant entrepreneurship; and social entrepreneurship. She is a recipient of many internal TRU and national research grants and her research has been presented in reputable conferences and published in peer reviewed academic journals.

Outside her professional life, Tolu enjoys singing, movies, African literature, cooking and traveling. She is excited to build an inspiring, inclusive environment for the Shad TRU community.