Gbenga Sesan
Gbenga Sesan was born in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria on July 27th, 1977 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 46, Gbenga Sesan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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'Gbenga Sesan (born 27 July 1977) is a social entrepreneur who brings information and communications technologies to the underserved.'
He has worked in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) – for individuals, corporations, nation-states, regional agencies, and the international community.
Education
Sesan, born Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan, is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative. Obafemi Awolowo University, Electronic and Electrical Engineer, graduated in 2002. Sesan's Executive Education programs at the Lagos Business School, New York City's Technology Transfer, Oxford University, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and University of the Pacific were completed.
Career
Sesan is a former member of the United Nations Committee on Youth and ICT.
He is a CyberStewards Fellow, Crans Montana Forum Fellow, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow, Ashoka Fellow, Our Common Future, and Cordes Fellow.
Sesan served as a member of the Presidential commissions on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Broadcasting Sectors (2006) and Roadmap for the Implementation of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013).
In 2016, Gbenga revealed that at the end of 2017, he would hand over his CEO's duties to some other party to explore policy.
In 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Gbenga to serve on the inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel.
Honours and awards
- 2012 Listed by CNN as one of the 10 Leading African Tech Voices on Twitter
- 2012 Listed by Ventures Africa as one of 40 African Legends Under 40
- 2014 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014