Buki Obayiuwana

Buki Obayiuwana

Managing Director, AI, Change and Transformation Consulting
London
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I am a senior transformation leader with a track record of helping organisations optimise performance, drive strategic change, and embed lasting improvements.

As Managing Director of AI, Change and Transformation Consulting at Crowe UK, I work with organisations to reshape their operating models, enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and navigate the impact of complex market and regulatory challenges on their ways of working.

With deep expertise in business transformation, operational excellence, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled change, I partner with leadership teams to translate strategic ambitions into practical, results-driven solutions. My focus is on making transformation work in the real world, ensuring that change is not only well-designed but also successfully delivered and sustained. AI is reshaping how businesses operate, but its successful adoption requires more than just technology. It demands the right strategy, governance, and execution. I help organisations unlock the potential of AI to enhance decision-making, automate processes, and drive efficiency, ensuring they adopt AI in a structured, risk-aware, and value-driven way.

I am a qualified accountant and have held senior roles in the insurance and consulting sectors. I am an experienced Non-Executive Director, and Committee Chair for non-profit organisations, including a campaign organisation and a religious charity.

What I Do

  • AI Awareness, Strategy and Execution
  • Operating Model Transformation
  • Process Optimisation and Cost Reduction
  • Regulatory and Market-Driven Change 
  • Programme Leadership and Change Management 
  • Culture, Governance and Risk Management

My Clients

  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
  • Banking
  • Asset management
  • Retail
  • Real estate
  • Social purpose and non-profits

My insights

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The choices that will define your AI customer journey
AI outcomes depend on who it serves, what it hides, and who’s accountable — turning passive adoption into deliberate strategy.
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The customer journey and AI
AI is reshaping the insurance customer journey, often without clear board-level design or oversight.
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Future of work: AI strategy and workforce accountability
AI is reshaping how work gets done, who does it, and who is accountable. Leaders must redesign systems of work to manage risk and build resilience.
Young woman smiling at phone outside nighttime
The choices that will define your AI customer journey
AI outcomes depend on who it serves, what it hides, and who’s accountable — turning passive adoption into deliberate strategy.
lady-looking-at-ipad
The customer journey and AI
AI is reshaping the insurance customer journey, often without clear board-level design or oversight.
woman-and-man-looking-at-laptop-at-night
Future of work: AI strategy and workforce accountability
AI is reshaping how work gets done, who does it, and who is accountable. Leaders must redesign systems of work to manage risk and build resilience.

Hubs

Utilise artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and effectiveness


How you can utilise AI, enabling your people and organisation to operate more efficiently and effectively. 
Our roadmap helps you understand how to move from experimentation to transformation.
The top practices that align with both UK and EU regulations when integrating AI into insurance.
Unlock finance efficiency with AI: practical use cases for UK teams, from Excel Copilot to automated reporting.
How you can utilise AI, enabling your people and organisation to operate more efficiently and effectively. 
Our roadmap helps you understand how to move from experimentation to transformation.
The top practices that align with both UK and EU regulations when integrating AI into insurance.
Unlock finance efficiency with AI: practical use cases for UK teams, from Excel Copilot to automated reporting.

Memberships

  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA, CGMA)
  • Chartered Governance Institute (CGI)
  • Diploma in Charity Accounting (DChA), Institute of Chartered Accounting in England and Wales (ICAEW)
  • LLB, Law
  • MSc Risk Management, Operations and Regulation
  • MSc, Voluntary Sector Management

Awards