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Name: Ada Nduka Oyom
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Ada Nduka Oyom is the visionary Founder and Executive Director of She Code Africa, one of the continent's fastest-growing tech nonprofits. Since launching in 2016, she has spearheaded its evolution from a side project into a pan-African powerhouse accelerating women’s participation, leadership, and impact in technology. Under her Leadership, She Code Africa has impacted 65,000+ women, nurturing a thriving community of 50,000+ active members and delivered programs that have reshaped access, representation, and opportunity for women across the continent.
A strategic operator and a respected force in the global tech ecosystem, Ada has successfully secured multiple six-figure investments, expanded operations across five+ African countries, and brokered strategic, high-level partnerships with global giants, including HP, FedEx, Google, Zoho, and Glovo, driving ecosystem-level change across Africa.
With over 10 years of experience in tech program management and community strategy, her expertise extends beyond non-profit leadership. She has designed and executed developer initiatives that reached over 500,000 developers across EMEA, supported inclusive ecosystem growth at Google and other Big Tech companies, helping organizations build crucial developer, community, and growth engines from the ground up.
Ada is also the Co-Founder of Open Source Community Africa (OSCA), one of the continent’s largest open-source communities with over 5,000 active contributors. Furthermore, she contributes to shaping responsible technology by serving as a Non-Executive Director on a U.S. nonprofit Board focused on AI ethics and policy.
Her transformative work has earned her prestigious recognitions from organizations like Forbes (30 Under 50), the African Union, Google, UNICEF Nigeria, and several global institutions for her contributions to technology, social impact, and community development.
With over a decade of hands-on results, Ada brings deep execution experience, a wide cross-continental network, and a bold vision for an inclusive African tech future.