Our Team
Meet the dedicated leaders guiding our mission to build Africa's AI future.
Board of Directors
Dr. Uche Onyekpe​
Director
Dr. Ibn Wahab Benin​
Director
Karima Seidu​
Secretary
Maame Efua Bentum​
Treasurer​
Senior Management
Sunday Wambui​
Head Of Community & Ecosystem​
Yemisi Obielodan​
Head Of Innovation & Applied Ai
Vikash Manik​
Head Of Capability Building ​
Dr. Abiola Tolu Babatunde​
Head Of Academic Research
Gilbert Obichere​
Interim Head Of Ai Governance​​
Marvellous Okechukwu​
Strategy Delivery Manager/ Interim Head Of Operations​​
Our Contributors
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Shope Idris
Operations Team Manager
Jemima Joannis
Operations Support
Mohammed Khalid-Ali
Finance Adviser
Ufuoma Braimah
IT Team Manager
Yemi Adejoro
Applications Technical Support
Mowbray Jones-Nelson
Senior Legal Adviser
Davanara Rose Kusi
Legal Intern
Brenda Ochieng
Junior Data Analyst
Fatimoh Okunlola
Senior Research Analyst
Hadiya Usman
Strategy Advisor
Margaret Sande
Strategy Advisor
Ese Jibromah
Strategy Advisor
Nomzamo Maziya
Strategy Advisor
Unathi Ntusi
Strategy Advisor
Mariam Adisa
Junior Product Manager
Rianat Abbas
Senior Product Manager
Azeez Akande
Senior Product Manager
Praise Ajayi
Junior UX Designer
Munirah Adio
Junior UX Designer
Roseline Fatuase
UX Designer
Nisal Tharanga
Senior UX Designer
Maryam Irekeola
Junior UX Designer
Shammah Ugbebor
Senior Product Designer
Eyo Aniebiet-Abasi
Tochi Iroagalachi
Junior Product Designer
Rabiat Mustapha
Operations Team Manager
Michael Ajao-Olarinoye
Software Engineering Team Manager
Benjamin Udoh
Faith Omotoso
Mobile Engineer
Desmond Edem
Ibukun Oduntan
Junior ML Researcher
Ridwan Ibidunni
Junior ML Engineer
Francis-Alfred Michaelangelo
Junior ML Engineer
Victor Omolaiye
Senior ML Engineer
Gilbert Obichere
Junior ML Engineer
Aisha Olanrewaju
Junior ML Engineer
Emmanuel Olukunle
Junior ML Researcher
Ololade Oriola
Junior AI Governance Fellow
Musi Namusia
Junior AI Governance Fellow
Lucky Nkwocha
Junior AI Governance Fellow
Arnold Ighiwiyisi
Senior ML Engineer
Niharika Gujela
Senior AI Governance Fellow
Joshua Ojih
Senior ML Researcher
Michael Orosunsuyi
Kemisola Kasali
Junior Fundamental AI Literacy Fellow
Kelly Nartey
AI Literacy Ambassador Coordinator
Dalmas Chituyi
Collins Amabuo
Communications and Marketing Specialists
Epifania Cazembe
Senior Graphic Designer