Kennedy Kamande Wangari is an award-winning Data Scientist, AI Researcher, Technology Columnist, Data and Technology Policy Analyst; at the frontline, improving technical systemsโ€™ social impact and ensuring people-centric technological development for societal good.

๐Ÿงญ Previously, he has worked at UNEP, NVIDIA, Xetova, and NCBA Bank to deliver high-impact data products and services โ€“from data strategy consulting to end-to-end project implementation across the marketing, supply chain, finance, and environment fields.

๐Ÿ’ฅ He is the catalyst that brings your brand, stakeholders, data, technology, and decisions together to deliver better data products and create delightful customer experiences, resulting in accelerated๐Ÿ’ฐ growth ๐Ÿ“ˆ and impact.

A talented Technology and Data Policy Analyst: steering the technological innovation through development of more inclusive and responsive technology policies geared to promote equity, inclusivity and sustainability in the digital age.

He shares his passion for a sustainable data-literate world through public speaking opportunities, featuring in blogs, videos, workshops, research papers publications, journals, and through various media outlets: Television, Radio, and Newspapers.

๐ŸŽ Through Deeplearning.AI, Kennedy has excelled in promoting partnerships with educators and technology players such as Coursera, Datacamp, Dataquest, NVIDIA AI and PACKT to increase educational and professional opportunities, participation, and representation of the underserved communities in Africa.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽ“He has empowered over 7,691 black technology community members with free one-year data education scholarships from Coursera and Datacamp to improve their data literacy levels and advance for in-demand careers in the AI field.

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ Coursera, Deeplearning.AI, Oracle Africa, and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kenya ๐Ÿ…have feted Kennedy for his contributions to closing the technology skills gap for the underserved talents in Africa.

Kennedy receiving his award from the President of the Republic of Kenya: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH on 18/05/2022 at State House, Nairobi, Kenya