James Adeleke

CEO- Generation Success

Award-winning Social Entrepreneur, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, Board and Committee Member who is passionate about creating a world where your career is not determined by your birth.

"The legacy that I’m building is not just impacting one’s life but it's having a butterfly effect on those who they know today and will meet tomorrow. I can't wait to see where the journey will take them to and celebrate their success every step of the way.

It's about the type of world we want to live in, the vision of a better world
It's about you. It's about me. It's about all of us. One commitment to act. Be the one.
Join the move to equality"

Generation Success

He is the CEO and Founder of Generation Success, an award-winning social enterprise that works with more than 70 employers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to tackle the social inequalities in society and connect diverse talent to careers. This is delivered through mentoring, training and early careers recruitment services.

To be part of the change

James started Generation Success after the London riots. Rising from the riots came a desire to be part of the change. Driving by the fundamental belief, 'your career should not be defined by your birth' and witnessing the struggle that many of his contemporaries in law school faced in their careers, due to social or economic background James set about taken action.

Board Roles

He has been involved in a number of projects centered around social mobility, diversity and equality. He serves as an external member of the Education Board at City of London Corporation, independent member of the Student Association Board at Arden University, governor at Newham Collegiate and steering committee at Foundation for Education Development.

Equal opportunities

He is passionate about creating a world where we all have equal access and equal opportunities to achieving our career aspirations. He thrives on motivating others, building productive relationships and creating effective strategies to support the success of stakeholders with whom he works with.