Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE was appointed as the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Chief Executive Officer in July 2018 with overall responsibility for FIDIC’s global operations, representing over 100 countries member associations responsible for over 40,000 professional firms employing over 1.5 million professional engineering consultants.  

He was also previously appointed by London mayor Sadiq Khan and is currently a board member of Transport for London, a £10.5bn annual turnover operator (TfL), is vice-chair of its Programmes and Investment Committee, serves on its Audit and Assurance Committee and its Customer Service and Operational Performance Panel.

He was also a TfL nominee board member of Crossrail Limited (CRL) and chaired the Investment Committee on the £16bn new east-west rail development in London.   Previously, Nelson was the CEO of the UK Association for Consultancy and Engineering for 14 years (2004-2018), during which time he was responsible for the transformation and repositioning of ACE, an association representing the interests of over 450 consultancy and engineering companies employing over 90,000 professionals, with annual turnover close to £9bn.  

He was also previously appointed as a Co-Chair with the Chief Secretary to Treasury; Sir Danny Alexander at the UK National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum (NIPSEF) and was also appointed under London Mayor Boris Johnson (now currently the UK Prime Minster), by the GLA as a member of the London Infrastructure Delivery Board.

He also chairs the Investment Committee of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Funds (PE) since 2015 and has over 35 years’ experience in planning, finance, delivery and management of major property and infrastructure investment projects.   Nelson has a BSc in Civil Engineering, MSc in Construction and Programme Management, an MBA in Strategic Management and Corporate Finance, Doctor of Science & Engineering and he is currently a Royal Academy of Engineering visiting professor on infrastructure investment at Aston University. Nelson is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of Chartered Institute of Directors, a CEDR accredited mediator, a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Chartered Institute of Marketing.  

In June 2010, Nelson was awarded an “Officer of Order of British Empire” (OBE) by HRM The Queen in her Birthday honours for his contributions to the UK engineering and construction industry. He was also elected as Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2021.