Olufemi Michael Olarinde

Head, Fiscal & Tax Reforms Implementation at Federal Inland Revenue Service

Speaker

Michael Olufemi Olarinde is a seasoned expert in tax policy and administration, with a diverse professional background. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance and a Master’s degree in Financial Management. He is also a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Associate, and Chartered Human Resources Professional.

Currently, Mr. Olarinde serves as the Head of the Fiscal and Tax Reforms Division at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria, and concurrently acts as the Special Advisor on Tax Policy to the Executive Chairman of the FIRS.

With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Olarinde specializes in tax policy, legislation, and research. He has earned recognition for his expertise across multiple national and international platforms.

He is the Nigerian Country Correspondent to the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), a member of the United Nations (UN) Sub-Committee on Health Taxes, and serves on the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Implementation Committee in Nigeria. Mr. Olarinde is also a member of the Tax Administration Committee of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the Dean of the Tax Policy and Administration Faculty of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), among various other local and international roles.

An Alumnus of the Commonwealth Senior Leadership Programme in India and UK and the University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government, Public Leadership Programme, UK.

He is a multiple awardee of excellent service in both private and public service, a public speaker and has delivered papers in over 20 tax conferences globally.