Tope Smart, an associate member of both the Chartered Institute of London and Nigeria is a graduate and an award winner from the University of Lagos. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He is presently the Group Chairman of NEM Insurance Plc,  Chairman, Alpha Morgan Bank Limited amongst others.

He is a Council member, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Council member, West African Insurance Companies Association (Ghana), Council member, Nigeria-Britain Association, member of Senate, University of Lagos, and a past Chairman of Nigeria Insurers Association. Tope is a past President of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO). He was at one time appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria as Co-Chairman of the Insurance Industry Transformation Committee.

He is a past winner of Insurance CEO of the Year and a three-time winner of the Businessday Top 25 CEOs award.

He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.