Governance Council

Obinna Ukwuani is a pan-African social entrepreneur who is committed to creating value and building human capacity. He is currently the Chief Digital Officer at the Bank of Kigali where is responsible for leading the Digital Factory, the center of excellence for product innovation and development in digital banking. Before joining Bank of Kigali, Obinna worked with Paystack, one of Africa’s foremost payment technology startups, in the areas of business operations and product management.

Obinna founded Makers Academy Africa which encompasses NESA by Makers, a software development training school and studio in Lagos State, Nigeria, and Makers Robotics Academy Rwanda, a comprehensive engineering bootcamp designed to thrust young boys and girls in the world of technology development for problem solving. Obinna is also the Founder & CEO of Brük Oil Mills, a palm oil processing company in Nigeria. Obinna has a degree in Economics from MIT.