Persistence: The invisible superpower

I was glad to recently be part of the Harambee podcast, one of the products of Think Africa’s members initiative that is still going strong. In the podcast, I talk about leadership and the legacy I leave after serving as the Chairperson of the organization for five years. One of the questions I have often […]

Beauty in Data: Experiences from a data visualization competition

I have written before about the importance of visualizations in communicating insights (here). Having the skill to create beautiful and insightful visualizations is a great arsenal to have in one’s pocket and I always wish I had more time to hone that skill. Although creating visualizations is part of my everyday data analysis work, from using them to explore the data, look for trends […]

Transitioning from Academia to Industry: My personal experiences

There are those decisions you make and its almost like something changes in the universe, in your whole outlook and attitude to ensure that that decision becomes a reality. It was the beginning of 2017 when I made a hard decision to transition from Academia to Industry. Having been in Academia for several years (since […]