Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi is a Professor of Law and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic, Research Innovation & Strategic Partnerships (ARISP) at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD). He holds a doctorate (DPhil) in energy and environmental law from the University of Oxford; a master of laws (LL.M.) from Harvard University; and another LL.M. from the University of Calgary.

He obtained a first-class degree in law from Igbinedion University, Nigeria and another first-class degree from the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria.

A prolific and highly regarded scholar, Professor Olawuyi has published over 100 influential articles, books, and reports on energy finance, sustainable development law and extractive resource governance. He has lectured on energy and environmental law in over 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. He has served as a visiting professor at Columbia Law School, New York, China University of Political Science and Law and senior visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. In 2019, he was a Herbert Smith Freehills visiting professor at Cambridge University. He was formerly an international energy lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP where he served on the firm's global committee on energy investments in Africa.

Professor Olawuyi serves on the executive committees and boards of several organizations.