IB100

Most Influential BAME Leaders in UK Tech Sector in 2019
IB100
#IB100 – a list of the top 100 most influential black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders in the Tech Sector returns for the second year in partnership with the Financial Times.
As part of their Inclusive Tech Alliance (ITA) campaign, Inclusive Boards is calling on tech companies to implement inclusive working practices to fix the progression challenges currently facing BAME individuals from moving to senior leadership positions. This year’s #IB100 list showcases role models to encourage and inspire tech’s future BAME senior leaders.

Top 10 BAME Leaders 2019

1. Reshma Sohoni
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Seedcamp

2. Dr Claudia Natanson
Information and Cyber Security Specialist, Security Practitioners

3. Priya Prakash
Designer and Founder, Design for Social Change (D4SC)

4. Dr Sam Shah
Digital Health Advisor

5. Jacky Wright
Chief Digital Officer & Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US

6. Shaheen Sayed
UK and Ireland Lead for Health & Public Services, Accenture

7. Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon
Chief executive of Stemettes

8. Dr Gordon Sanghera
Chief Executive and Co-founder, Oxford Nanopore Technologies

9. David Germain
Group CIO, RSA Insurance Group

10. Obum Ekeke MBA
Global Lead, University Relations and Educational Partnerships, DeepMind
Top BAME Leaders of 2019
(A-Z)

Adama Ibrahim, EMBA
Associate Director of Global Clinical Operations at Biogen & Founder Founder of EMQT

Ajay Bhalla
President of Cyber & Intelligence at Mastercard

Ali Minaei
Chief Technology Officer at YOYO Wallet

Amali de Alwis, MBE
UK Managing Director at Microsoft for Startups

Andy Ayim
Entrepreneur in Residence with One Tech

Anisah Osman Britton
Founder and Chief Executive of 23 Code Street

Anya Roy
Co-founder of Syrona Women

Aseem Sadana
Group Chief Operating Officer at IMImobile

Azeem Akhtar
Chief Technology Officer of Resources, Manufacturing and Logistics - BT Global

Bayo Adelaja
Chief Do-er at Do it Now Now

Bill Liao
Managing Director RebelBio, General Partner, SOSV, co-founder CoderDojo, co-founder WeForest, Chair of the Social Tech Trust

Bunmi Durowoju
Snr Business Development Manager, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Cloud (AIIC), Microsoft

Cec Richards
Chief Executive and Founder, Slenky

Cecil Adjalo
UK Managing Director, Hiberus Technology

Chai Rajebahadur
Executive Vice President and Head of Europe for Zensar Technologies

Charmaine Hayden
General Partner, Good Soil VC

Christian Junior Nwaigwe
Founder & CEO of RHICS

Colleen Wong
Founder, My Gator Watch

Damian Corneal
Managing Director of Technology, Accenture

Daniel Ng
CEO of CyberOwl

Dara Nasr
Managing Director, Twitter UK

David Waboso, CBE
Independent Non-Executive Director on Boards

Dayo Akinrinade
Founder of Africlick

Deborah Okenla
Founder and CEO of YSYS (Your Startup, Your Story)

Devie Mohan
Co-Founder and CEO of Burnmark

Disa Lee Choun
Director Head of Innovation, in Global Clinical Sciences & Operations at UCB

Dr Abdullahi Sheriff
Executive - Strategic Partnerships and Solutions, GE Healthcare, Europe

Dr Nira Chamberlain
President Designate of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)

Dr Nneka Abulokwe, OBE, FAPM, FBCS
Founder and CEO of MicroMax Consulting

Dr Saritha Arunkumar
Master Inventor and Security Leader, IBM

Edosa Odaro
Head of Data at AXA insurance

Eduardo Clinkett
Founder of ESRC Consulting Ltd

Eileen Burbidge
Partner at Passion Capital

Emma Obanye
CEO & Co-founder; Entrepreneur in Residence - Mindful Team; Capital Enterprise

Enass Abo-Hamed
Co-Founder and CEO at H2GO Power Ltd

Genevieve Leveille
Founder and CEO of AgriLedger Ltd

Harris Irfan
Partner; Chairman - Gateway Global LLP; UK Islamic FinTech Panel

Hassan Chaudhury
Digital Health Lead; Co-founder & Director - Healthcare UK, Department for International Trade; Health iQ

Imtiaz Adam
Founder and CEO, Deep Learn Strategies Ltd (DLS)

Irfan Khan
CEO of Yielders

Ismail Ahmed
Founder and CEO of WorldRemit

Ismail Amla
Chief Growth Officer at Capita Plc

Jacqueline de Rojas, CBE
President, TechUK

Joan N. Mill
Managing Director EMEA, CPA Global

Joyeeta Das
Founder and Chief Executive of GYANA

Joysy John
Director of Education at Nesta

Judy Kawaguchi
Global Head, Office of the CIO at Refinitiv

June Angelides
Venture Capitalist, Samos Investments

Justin Gupta
Head of Broadcast and Entertainment, Strategic Partnerships, Google UK & Ireland

Kay Kukoyi
Founder of Purposeful Products

Keji Mustapha
Head of Network & Operations at Connect Ventures

Kevin Obi, MBA
Managing Director of Synergy Inc.

Kike Oniwinde
Founder and Chief Executive of BYP Network

Kish Hirani
Chief Technology Officer of Terra Virtua

Louise Broni-Mensah
CEO and Founder of Shoobs

Lucy Yu
Director of Public Policy at FiveAI

Manisha Mistry, MBA
Head of Digital Culture for R2 Data Labs

Marcel Thomas
Tech Lead of AND Digital

Nader Henein
Research Director, Privacy and Personal Data Protection, Gartner

Nafisa Bakkar
CEO of Amaliah

Namrata Sarmah
Senior Director, Product Management at Viacom

Noor Shaker
Biotech Entrepreneur

Norma Dove-Edwin, MBE
Group Chief Data and Information Officer at Places for People

Pae Natwilai Utoomprurkporn
CEO and Founder of Trik

Pawiter Rana
Head of Service Management, Fujitsu UK

Piers Linney
Entrepreneur and Investor

Priya Guha
Venture Partner at Merian Ventures

Priya Lakhani, OBE
Founder and Chief Executive, Century Tech

Raj Kalia
CEO of Building Digital U.K. (BDUK)

Rajeeb Dey, MBE
Founder and Chief Executive Of Learnerbly

Reece Chowdhry
Founder and Chief Executive of RLC Ventures

Saleha Williams
Digital Partner, Cognizant

Seyi Okuyemi-Daniel
Global Head of End User Technology at HSBC

Sheree Atcheson
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Monzo

Sofia Hmich
Founder of Future Positive Capital

Stacy-Ann Sinclair
CEO and founder of CodeREG

Sudhir Chaturvedi
President & Executive Board Member at LTI

Sukhi Jutla
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of MarketOrders.net

Suranga Chandratillake, OBE
General Partner of Balderton Capital

Talal Rajab
Head of National and Cyber Security, techUK

Tariq Khan
Vice President of Consumer Experience at Cotys

Tom Ilube, CBE
Founder and CEO, Crossword Cyber Security Plc

Tomi Davies
President - African Business Angel Network (ABAN)

Tommie Edwards
Founder and CEO of Eventbree

Valerie Moran
Head of Operations and Client Relations of Prepaid Financial Services

Wincie Wong
Head of Rose Review Implementation, NatWest

Yaseed Chaumoo
Co-Founder and CEO of Waive

Yinka Makinde
Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London

Yudee Uzowulu
CEO and founder of Ninos Global Tech

Zia Yusuf
Founder and Chief Executive of Velocity