Abdulmuttolib Salako is a first-year PhD student in Finance at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. Prior to joining Haas, he received a master's degree in Applied Economics from Western Michigan University, following his Bachelor's degree in Economics with Operations Research at Crescent University, Abeokuta, Nigeria. He was a research assistant at Baum Tenpers Research Institute, where he also completed a Certificate program in Mathematics. Abdulmuttolib was a part of the 2023 GAIN Mentoring Program for African Students. He joined RIC in 2023 and was mentored by Professor Jonathan Meer.