John-Okoria Ibhakewanlan SJ obtained his master’s degree in psychology from the University of London and his degree in philosophy from Milltown Institute (now at Trinity College) in Dublin, Ireland. In 2015 he completed his PhD in education at Nottingham University in England, where he also served as assistant editor in the Visiting Scholars series of Jubilee Press. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was for five years (2006–2011) the president of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja. After serving as the presidential scholar in residence at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, he joined Hekima University College in 2017 as principal.