CONSULTING & STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Executive-level advisory services for organizations seeking equity, impact, and accountability at scale

Dr. Bukola (Oluwabukola) Salami provides selective consulting and strategic advisory services to governments, health systems, research institutions, and organizations navigating complex challenges related to equity, policy, and system performance.

Her advisory work draws on deep experience across research leadership, national governance, and health system transformation, supporting organizations to move from intention to implementation.

Past Consulting, Policy and Stakeholder Engagements

1. Federal Policy Consultation

Invited to brief the Minister of Health and participate in a special meeting with the Minister of Sport, June 2024.

2. House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

Invited Federal Policy Consultation; presented on child’s health equity, February 2023.

3. Public Health Agency of Canada

Mental Health of Black Canadians Initiative: Documenting Lessons Learned, 2019 – 2023.

4. Public Health Agency of Canada.

Culturally responsive and accessible approaches to defining, measuring, analyzing and reporting on health outcomes and determinants of health among Black Canadians living in the Prairies during COVID-19 and beyond, 2022 – 2023.

5. Public Health Agency of Canada

Invited Federal Policy Presentation; presented to the Minister of Mental Health, March 2022.

6. Canadian Institutes for Health Research

Invited Federal Policy Presentation; Presented to the Minister of Health and Minister of Mental Health, March 2022.

7. Federal Policy Presentation

Invited federal policy consultation; presented at a Black History Month forum to the Prime Minister of Canada (Honorable Trudeau), Associate Minister of Finance, and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youths, February 2022. Sole researcher invited.

8. Federal Policy Presentation

Invited as a research expert; presented to the federal cabinet, including the Prime Minister of Canada (Honorable Trudeau), Minister of Health, Minister of Finance, Minister of Youth and Diversity and Minister of Families, March 2021.

9. Federal Policy Presentation

Invited federal policy consultation; presented at a private meeting to discuss policy approaches to improving Black Canadians wellbeing in Alberta with Honorable Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youths, Bardish Chagger, February 2021. One of five women invited.

10. Black Youth Mental Health Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

Convened a multi-stakeholder policy engagement involving policymakers, Black youths, parents, and service providers (70 participants), February 2020.

11. Health and Immigration Policies and Practices (HiPP) Research Unit, University of Alberta

Strengthening Mental Well-Being in Immigrant Families Stakeholder Meeting; expert presentation to diverse stakeholders, including policymakers, service providers, educators, and African immigrant parents (150 participants), August 2017.

Advisory Focus Areas

Dr. Salami’s consulting and advisory work focuses on system-level strategy rather than operational delivery. Areas of expertise include:

1. Health Systems & Public Health Strategy

Equity-informed health system design
Public health system strengthening
Population health and prevention strategies
Community–system partnership models

2. Research & Innovation Leadership

Research strategy and portfolio alignment
Funding competitiveness and large-scale grant readiness
Knowledge mobilization and evidence-to-policy pathways
Research governance and accountability

3. Equity, Policy & Institutional Change

Embedding equity as a performance and excellence framework
Anti-racism and intersectional policy design
Institutional accountability and measurement
Advisory support for complex change initiatives

4. Leadership & Governance

Board and senior leadership advisory
Independent reviews and expert panels
Strategic planning and facilitation
Executive briefings and retreats