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The son of a commercial photographer, Joseph Adebayo was born in Nigeria and grew up drawing and painting before he left for college to study accountancy. After his training in public accounting, he went to work for an investment house in Lagos and rose to the position of Senior Manager, Head of Operations and Finance before relocating to the United States in late 1995. |
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Mr. Adebayo co-founded Management Functions, Inc., a full-service public accounting corporation with two other colleagues in spring of 2004. During the prior 8 years, he worked in various finance and management positions in the semi-conductor and hi-tech sub-sectors of the economy. In addition to being a CPA, Mr. Adebayo is a certified member of the Project Management Institute. He holds an MBA degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, and the fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
Mr. Adebayo joined the East County Branch of the NAACP in 2006 and shortly after became the Treasurer of the Branch. He remained an active member of the executive committee until his election as the Branch President in November of 2008. As president, his goal is to re-energize the Branch and make concrete changes relevant to the new face of civil rights movement. He strongly believes in tapping into the knowledge base of experienced members and engaging the energy and innovativeness of the youth in order to create an enduring campaign of justice and equality for all.
He currently sits on the board of two not for profit corporations. He is married with a daughter. |