Dawud Yakubu
Dawud Yakubu is a Co-Founder of The Volta Institute for Innovation Ecosystems. His vision for the Institute centers on applied research and practical operational frameworks that help organizations scale innovation, adopt emerging technologies, and strengthen regional innovation ecosystems.
His professional background spans technology strategy, robotics-enabled fulfillment, reverse logistics, and commercial operations. At Amazon, he led high-volume fulfillment and asset-recovery operations through the Pathways Operations Leadership Development Program, advancing technology implementation, process improvement, and workforce development. At Riot Games, he contributed to cloud-modernization strategy, business intelligence, and technology investment planning. Earlier roles at Platon Gas Oil and Airtel Ghana encompassed B2B commercial strategy, energy distribution, product commercialization, and digital adoption across West African markets.
He holds an MBA from Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, an MSc in International Marketing and Brand Management from Lund University, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Ghana.
Featured work
Framework & Maturity ModelBridging the Scale-Up Gap: An Operational Readiness Maturity Model for High-Growth Enterprise Transformation
Why do promising enterprises struggle to scale? This paper develops an operational readiness framework spanning seven capability domains and five maturity levels, offering a structured approach to identifying implementation gaps, prioritizing capability investments, and translating innovation into sustained economic value.