🌍 Thought Leader | Intersection of Innovation & Humanity | 40 under 40 | CIO & Startup Advisor | Women in Africa Ambassador | Diversity & Inclusion Advocate | Connector of People & Ideas | Founder | Board Member | Speaker | ADHDer and Uniquely ME How can I help you? - Accomplished tech executive & social entrepreneur from Sudan 🇸🇩 and Lebanon 🇱🇧 living in the San Francisco Bay Area 🇺🇸 - Named one of Silicon Valley’s “40 under 40″ - Women in Africa Ambassador for Sudan, focusing on empowering female founders and youth in Africa - Former CIO & Chief Digital Officer with expertise in digital transformation, innovation, M&A and IPO readiness - Third Culture Kid, lived and worked across more than 30 countries, have a love for languages and a passion for diversity and inclusion 🌍🌏🌎 - Founder of Elevoro, an inclusive community of global leaders with a shared set of values centered around driving innovation while improving lives ————— Co-Founder of Global Movement “The Future is Africa” and the corresponding Club here on CH. Join us there on our mission to create impactful opportunities across the continent and elevate it to its rightful place on the global stage. Moderator of “Africans Funding Africans” here on CH. ————— My commitment to improving lives has driven my involvement in a broad range of issues ranging from financial inclusion and changing the ratio of women in technology and leadership to focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), transforming education 🍎 My superpowers include identifying potential, developing talent, and connecting people and ideas in unique ways. I leverage creative, design-based thinking, and out-of-the box approaches to solving highly complex problems - something I truly enjoy. A big part of who I am has to do with my neurodivergent ADHD brain 🧠, which poses daily struggles with a sprinkle of awesome helicopter views of this very small world where everything is interconnected. I love learning new things, mentoring and coaching others, and sharing experiences and stories. Let’s connect! Follow me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/hibasharief