Comrade Quadri Olaleye obtained a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Finance and Administration from the Nigerian College of Administration, Lagos in 1996. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA) and a Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management.

A renowned trade unionist, Comrade Olaleye began his professional career in 1998 as a Fixed Assets Custodian with Nestle Nigeria Plc. He has worked in various capacities in Nestle Nigeria Plc such as Factory Archive and Documents Officer, Salaries and Wages Officer, Administrative Manager-Factory, Business Partner-Quality Assurance and is currently the Business Partner- Supply Chain (Human Resources and Engineering).

Comrade Quadri Olaleye is the President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC).