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Born | Teju Ajani |
Nationality | American, Nigerian |
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Teju Ajani is a global technology executive and a Software Engineer. She recently served as the Managing Director (Nigeria) for Apple Inc. [1] She was Apple Inc's first African top-executive employee in Africa [2] and the first woman in that role. [3]
The technology expert has work experience with BEA Systems, VMware, Oracle, Google [4] and Apple and is recognized as one of the most influential women in technology by various organizations, [5] [6] and a frequently featured speaker across technology and media circles. [7]
Born in Nigeria, she attended Federal Government Girls College, Sagamu and holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics [8] and a Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. [8]
She also has various certificates in Startup Management from Stanford University Pragmatic Institute, and Google respectively. [8]
Ajani worked as a software engineer at Vovida networks in California. [9] She joined BEA systems and worked as a Developer Relations Engineer and as a systems engineer in her early career. [8] She switched paths and worked as a senior customer programs manager at VMware. [8]
In 2011, she served as a principal product manager at Oracle before joining Google in 2012 as its business development manager in Nigeria. [8] In 2014, she joined YouTube as its head of content partnerships for Sub-Saharan Africa. [10] And in 2018 she assumed the role of country manager for Android partnerships for Google. [8] She was appointed managing director of Apple in Nigeria in 2021.
She is an advocate for women in leadership and technology, and an active investor and advisor in Startup circles.
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Teju Ajani | |
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Born | Teju Ajani |
Nationality | American, Nigerian |
Alma mater | |
Occupations |
Teju Ajani is a global technology executive and a Software Engineer. She recently served as the Managing Director (Nigeria) for Apple Inc. [1] She was Apple Inc's first African top-executive employee in Africa [2] and the first woman in that role. [3]
The technology expert has work experience with BEA Systems, VMware, Oracle, Google [4] and Apple and is recognized as one of the most influential women in technology by various organizations, [5] [6] and a frequently featured speaker across technology and media circles. [7]
Born in Nigeria, she attended Federal Government Girls College, Sagamu and holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics [8] and a Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. [8]
She also has various certificates in Startup Management from Stanford University Pragmatic Institute, and Google respectively. [8]
Ajani worked as a software engineer at Vovida networks in California. [9] She joined BEA systems and worked as a Developer Relations Engineer and as a systems engineer in her early career. [8] She switched paths and worked as a senior customer programs manager at VMware. [8]
In 2011, she served as a principal product manager at Oracle before joining Google in 2012 as its business development manager in Nigeria. [8] In 2014, she joined YouTube as its head of content partnerships for Sub-Saharan Africa. [10] And in 2018 she assumed the role of country manager for Android partnerships for Google. [8] She was appointed managing director of Apple in Nigeria in 2021.
She is an advocate for women in leadership and technology, and an active investor and advisor in Startup circles.
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