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Ms. Ory A Okolloh - Board Chairperson

Ory
Ms. Ory A Okolloh
Board Chairperson
Ory earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A in political science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Until recently, Ory was the Managing Director, Omidyar Network and Luminate Group in Africa, both part of The Omidyar Group.

She serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of several organizations including the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company, East African Breweries Limited, Stanbic Holdings Plc and Stanbic Bank Kenya, the Board of Trustees of the Van Leer Group.  She is also the Chair of the Stanbic Bank Foundation. 

Prior to this, Ory was Google’s policy and strategy manager for Africa. Ory was also at the forefront of developing technology innovation as a founding member of Ushahidi. She was the organization’s Executive Director from inception until December 2010.  In 2011 Ory was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and one of Africa's most Powerful Women by Forbes Magazine. In 2014 she was named Time 100's most influential people in the world.