Bola was awarded the OBE in 2019 and qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 1999.
As CEO of Urbanis he has successfully delivered in excess of £8billion in real estate projects,
across a broad range of sectors, with a public sector bias. He is a Fellow of the RICS, an APC
Assessor and committed to nurturing aspiring Chartered Surveyors. Approached by the
University of Cambridge in June 2020, he is an appointed National Digital Twin Ambassador
delivering the Business Case for Digital Twins, with a UK / global focus.
He currently Chairs a unique, pan-London project called Moving on Up (MoU), a multi-million
pound initiative, targeting employment outcomes for Young Black Men, which is supported
by (Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan) and jointly funded by Trust for London and the City Bridge
Trust. Phase 2 of the joint WIN/MoU initiative is focussing on ‘Employer Engagement’ across
three specific sectors
• Construction;
• Digital / Technology; and
• Finance