About Us

Young Data Professionals is a tribe and vibrant community of smart, young and energetic data lovers across different levels of expertise.

We engage in robust discussions on data and proffer solutions to members’s challenging tasks. We also help community members sharpen their skills towards staying updated with the global trends in the Analytics space.

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Do you need a support system and guidance towards building an amazing data career? Look no further YDP community has you covered.

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YDP community is the driver of dbt Lagos Nigeria 🇳🇬 Meetup and leading the awareness of Analytics Engineering in the Africa data ecosystem.

Meet the founder

Opeyemi is an ardent learner who is never tired of upskilling himself with relevant knowledge in the data space. Opeyemi is tool agnostic, so he is always excited to pick up new skills to get the job done and passionate about helping organizations in their journey to becoming Data-Driven.

Opeyemi currently works as a Senior Data Lead with Data Culture, a Data Consulting firm based in New York (USA). He is a technical lead for clients' data initiatives and data stack implementation. Before joining Data culture, he worked at Cowrywise as an Analytics Engineer, a Data Analytics Consultant with Deloitte, and a Supply Chain Planning analyst with Beiersdorf (Nivea).

Opeyemi is passionate about community advocacy and data knowledge democratization. He actively supports the Data community by providing mentorship, hosting webinars, and sharing thought leadership at Data and Tech events. Alongside being the Founder of the Young Data Professional Community, He is also the dbt meetup organizer for Nigeria, AWS Community Builder (Data Category) and a founding team member hosting & planning the largest Data Conference in Africa - DataFest Africa