Mayowa Owolabi is director, Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a global leader in NCD research and implementation science, with over 500 publications, over 245,000 citations, and a h-index of 117. He is ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally (2025). He was the recipient of the 2021 World Stroke Organization Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Stroke Research. He led the Lancet Commission on Stroke. He was a member, WHO Technical Advisory Group on NCD and the African Regional Director, World Hypertension League. He is a member of the WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use. He chairs The Lancet Commission on Neurorehabilitation. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association, the World Academy of Sciences, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine (USA).