Profile
Bridging strategy,
risk and innovation.
Stephen is an innovation leader specialising in lab-to-market commercialisation and a Harvard Business School alumnus in Technology Entrepreneurship.
He is an accomplished actuarial scientist and transformation architect working at the intersection of corporate strategy, insurance, enterprise risk and digital innovation. His expertise spans enterprise risk management frameworks such as COSO 2018 and ISO 31000:2018, and project and process methodologies including PMBOK, PRINCE2, Scrum and Six Sigma. He also serves as a global reinsurance consultant and board adviser.
As Founder and Consultant-in-Chief of Platinum Bridge Consult, he leads a global advisory firm focused on risk, corporate governance and advanced business intelligence. The firm helps organisations across Africa strengthen their people, systems and performance, scale businesses, launch products and navigate complex markets.
Frameworks and methodologies
Core areas of expertise
Where Stephen adds value.
Four connected disciplines that shape how PBC diagnoses, designs and delivers for boards and executive teams.
Strategic Transformation
Designing organisational transformation programmes that align commercial strategy with disciplined execution to accelerate sustainable revenue growth.
Risk and Governance
Advising boards and executive teams, facilitating strategic retreats, and developing proofs of concept that support scalable growth across public- and private-sector organisations.
Regulatory Thought Leadership
Providing subject-matter expertise on the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 and advocating for the opportunities created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Actuarial Innovation
Applying actuarial insight and quantitative rigour to complex challenges in insurance and financial services.
Selected professional milestones
A record of
measurable change.
Engagements across financial services that connect commercial strategy, brand and sales effectiveness.
- 01Financial growth and sales strategy
Redesigned the sales framework for African Alliance in collaboration with PwC, contributing to a reported 55% increase in sales and business development.
- 02Institutional transformation
Supported the brand and market repositioning of Law Union & Rock Insurance, now Tangerine Insurance.
- 03Strategic collaboration
Led growth initiatives for Coronation Financial Distribution and collaborated with KPMG and McKinsey to strengthen sales effectiveness.
Thought leadership and education
Author, educator
and lifelong learner.
Stephen is an author and educator whose work focuses on strategy execution, project management and financial services excellence. He is the author of books exploring the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX) and the use of project management to strengthen performance in financial services.
Read his latest insightsEducation
- Harvard Business SchoolAlumnus, Technology Entrepreneurship
- Lagos Business SchoolAlumnus, with specialised training in board leadership and corporate governance
- Executive masterclassesArtificial intelligence, technology management, corporate governance, and board induction and onboarding at leading global institutions
Work with Stephen and the PBC team
Bring a board-level
perspective to your challenge.
Strategy, risk, governance and innovation, connected around your institution.