Isis Nyong'o
Isis Nyong’o
Isis Nyong’o is the Vice President and the Managing Director of the African Operations of InMobi, which is the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network. http://www.kenyanmagazines.com/isis-nyongo-inmobi-africa-vice-president/[1]
Isis Nyong’o was appointed to this position in 2011. http://www.inmobi.com/press-releases/2011/02/07/inmobi-appoints-isis-nyongo-as-africa-vp-and-managing-director/[2]. Isis Nyong’o then went on board to drive InMobi’s African business strategy, facilitating the expansion of the Company’s continental base. She takes over from Stephen Newton left the Company to pursue other opportunities. Isis was previously leading Google’s business development initiatives in Africa, where she specialized in mobile partnerships and was responsible for the development of Google’s Africa content strategy. (http://www.inmobi.com/press-releases/2011/02/07/inmobi-appoints-isis-nyongo-as-africa-vp-and-managing-director/).[3]Isis Nyong’o attended the Hilcrest School and Loreto Convent Msongari in Nairobi.(http://www.graduates.com/vg/2633565)[4].
She also went to Stanford for her undergraduate.She attended Harvard Business school. http://www.kenyanmagazines.com/isis-nyong’o-inmobi-africa-vice-president/[5]http://www.kenyanmagazines.com/isis-nyongo-inmobi-africa-vice-president/[6].(http://www.ventures-africa.com/2012/04/building-the-african-dream-interview-with-isis-nyong’o/)[7]
She is the daughter of an American of Russian descent lady and the late Professor Aggrey Nyong’o from Kenya.Her parents’ academic discipline and work helped shape her life.
As a public health officer, her mother dedicated most of her time and career serving underprivileged communities in Kenya and the United States of America.http://www.akilidada.org/2013/03/16/african-women-who-inspire-isis-nyongo/ [8]Isis and her brothers spent a lot of their time around Kibera helping the poor. To date,Isis actively supports various education charities in Kenya and Tanzania .She has been named as one of the top 40 women under 40 in Kenya for several years as well as short listed on the Forbes Top 20 Youngest Power women in Africa and on IT News Africa’s Top 10 Women in ICT. She serves on the boards of the Africa Cancer Foundation and Mango Tree. In January, she was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. (http://www.kenyanmagazines.com/isis-nyongo [9]
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