 He also serves on the boards of, or is an adviser to, several privately held and innovative companies including the UK's leading corporate governance advisor Independent Audit.Olisa is also Chairman of the Thebes Group and not for profit Shaw Trust.In 2009, "The Sunday Times" named him Not for Profit non-executive director of the year, and in 2016 he was voted number one in the "Powerlist"'s Top 10 most influential British black people.