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Our people

The team behind the work

Priscient Ideas brings together leadership, technology, data, AI and engineering capability in one team. Engagements are staffed from those disciplines according to what the work needs.

Leadership

Direction and accountability

Leadership sets the direction of an engagement and holds the senior relationship with the client organisation.

Dr Yakubu Balogun, Founder and Principal Consultant of Priscient Ideas.

Leadership

Dr Yakubu Balogun

Founder & Principal Consultant

Dr Yakubu Balogun is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Priscient Ideas, where he helps organisations turn complex data and technology challenges into practical, measurable outcomes. A Chartered Engineer and Microsoft certified professional with a multidisciplinary career spanning government, healthcare, energy, engineering, academia and digital technology, he brings both strategic judgement and hands-on technical experience to complex programmes.

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Peace Bakare, Head of IT and Engineering at Priscient Ideas.

IT & Engineering

Peace Bakare

Head of IT & Engineering

Peace Bakare is a Senior Software Engineer with over five years of experience designing, building and operating production software across financial services, healthcare, research and technology environments. His work spans backend and full-stack engineering, distributed systems, cloud-enabled applications, data-intensive platforms and AI-driven solutions, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, security and maintainability.

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Background

Experience our people bring

Experience within our team includes government and public sector environments, including the Home Office, alongside work across a range of other organisations.

  • Leadership & advisory

    Setting the direction of a piece of work, and staying accountable for it.

  • Technology & IT

    How systems are built, connected and kept running.

  • Data & analytics

    Turning the data an organisation already holds into something it can act on.

  • AI & data science

    Working out where AI genuinely helps, then building and evaluating it properly.

  • Security & engineering

    Building software, and keeping the estate defensible while it changes.

Interested in working with us?

We are a growing consultancy. If your experience fits the disciplines above, we are always willing to hear from people, whether or not a role is currently advertised.

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Work with our team.

Tell us what your organisation is facing and we will bring the right people to the conversation.