Tiwa is a Sustainability / ESG expert with over twelve (12) years' experience in sustainability risk management, project management, internal and external capacity building, in leading national and international project teams, and in writing highly technical reports for the World Bank, IFC, AfDB, and other DFIs (CDC, ADB, CDB, FMO, EIB, etc.). He has developed over 100 ESG/sustainability Reports in line with reporting standards (GRI, SASB, IIRC, TCFD, CDP), regulatory standards, and sustainability principles (PRI, PSI, PRB, UNGC).  Dr. Tiwa has consulted for more than 150 companies and about twenty (20) national and sub-nationals across West Africa.

Dr. Tiwa graduated with a first class and the best graduating student from the Department of Botany, University of Lagos. He obtained his Ph.D. in Botany (Environmental Sustainability) from the same Department and University and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business & Technology, USA. He has authored 20 publications related to the sustainability field. He is an ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) Certified Lead Auditor & Trainer,  ISO 37301 (Compliance Management System) Certified Lead Implementer & Trainer, and ISO 21502 Lead Project Manager. In sustainable finance space, Dr. Tiwa has supported companies in raising over N270 billion capital in debt and equity financing for sustainability-related projects.