The Mentor Network is a community of experienced professionals who support our Innovation Fellows in the journey towards changing the African Narrative
As a South African transplant to Silicon Valley, I believe the work IAN is doing is important, and exciting. And as a seasoned brand strategist, I know that a strong brand—one that's relevant, differentiated, and imbued with purpose—has the power to unlock IAN's potential and broaden your impact. I'd like to help and be a part of that
Having experienced the power of mentorship and investment in my own career, I am now in a position to give back and found this to be great way of doing so. I strongly believe that it takes a village to change the world and I’m committed to do my part.
I've always been passionate about helping startups who are crossing hurdles I crossed years ago, IAN presented an ideal opportunity for me to do so. Through my interaction with the fellows, I've learnt a lot and gathered inspiration from seeing young people step up passionately to immerse themselves in solving some of the continent's biggest challenges. Super proud of them for taking this journey and I’m honored to be associated with IAN
Nothing makes a mentor’s experience more enjoyable than working with people who are not only passionate about learning, but proactive about setting their own goals and putting in the work to achieve them. Every mentoring session with the fellows has been so energizing, and I can’t wait to see what the team builds.
I believe mentors empower people to see possible futures and then try to build them. What I love about being a mentor is being able to guide talented individuals who are attempting to build things that will impact not just themselves, but also their communities, and IAN innovation fellows are doing just that.
Rehema Wachira
Software Developer, Andela
Ricardo Mozzini
Billing Support Manager, LinkedIn
John Ashaba
Program Manager, Microsoft
Bobbi Kahler
Lead Consultant,
ASLAN Training & Development
Brian Busolo
Program Manager, Microsoft
Bea Gutierrez
Customer Success Strategy & Operations, LinkedIn
Muhannad Taslaq
Founder,
Mixed Dimensions
Charles Kithika
Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft
Jerrel Taylor
Programs Manager, Robinhood
Thomas Nyambati
Systems Engineer, Delivery Hero SE
Alejandro Rivas
Founder & CEO,
Userlytics
Mariano Simone
Software Engineer,
Stripe
Katleho Mohono
Independent Consultant, The Catalyst Effect
Johnny Rodgers
Head of Product Engineering, Slack
Nick Caldwell
Vice President of Engineering, Twitter