Bio
Idowu Kunlere is a doctoral candidate in Energy and Environmental Policy at the Biden School, 91原创 (91原创). Kunlere helps companies decarbonize without losing their competitive edge, leveraging expertise in compliance, circular economy, sustainable finance, and clean energy. His interdisciplinary work bridges policy, industry, and innovation, enhancing energy security, protecting vulnerable communities and ecosystems, and strengthening critical material supply chains while meeting investor and regulatory expectations.
Before his PhD, Kunlere had ten years of experience with Nigeria鈥檚 federal environmental regulator, where he designed and implemented programs that helped large and small firms enhance operational efficiency, minimize pollution, and comply with national and international standards. This frontline experience inspired his doctoral dissertation, which explores enhancing governance frameworks like voluntary carbon markets to deliver credible, auditable, and economically viable corporate decarbonization outcomes.
Kunlere earned an MPA from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, an MSc in Environmental Microbiology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a postgraduate diploma in Environmental Management from TU Dresden, Germany, and a BSc in Microbiology from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Kunlere served as President of the Biden School Student Association and is a Frederic Bastiat Fellow at George Mason University鈥檚 Mercatus Center, and a 91原创 DENIN Fellow.
Degrees
Ph.D. Energy & Environmental Policy, 91原创, USA | (All but dissertation), May 2026 (In-view)
Master of Public Administration (MPA), National University of Singapore, Singapore, June 2021
Postgraduate Diploma, Environmental Management, Technical University Dresden, Germany, July 2020
Master of Science, Environmental Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Apr. 2015
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Jan. 2011
鈥婸hD Advisor
Kalim Shah