Leke

Managing Director, Newbridge Labs LLC  ·  MSc Economics, Warwick  ·  CFA Level I

Leke is a senior energy economist and financial analyst with over 14 years of international experience across upstream oil and gas economics, corporate financial modelling, M&A due diligence, and strategic advisory.

As Chief Economist at Premier Oil Plc (FTSE 250, London), he served as the functional head of economics across the group's global business units, led the economics process for statutory reserves reporting and fair value analysis, and introduced the capital allocation framework presented to the Executive Committee.

Leke spent eight years at Ophir Energy Plc across economist and group economist roles, where he built and maintained the integrated corporate financial model and authored the economics models underpinning landmark M&A transactions and joint venture negotiations. He has guided analytical work on transactions with a combined value exceeding $1.2 billion.

At Newbridge Labs, Leke combines deep domain expertise in economic and financial modelling with AI-augmented analytical workflows to deliver rigorous feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, financial models, and economic impact assessments — with faster turnaround and lower cost than traditional consulting engagements.