Isis Nyong'o
Isis Nyong’o Madison is a Kenyan American media and technology entrepreneur who is a principal at strategic advisory firm Asphalt & Ink was previously with InMobi, Google and MTV in Africa. She is a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group.. She is also the founder of an online platform transforming the mother and baby experience in Kenya.
Branded as one of "Africa's Top 20 Youngest Power Women" by Forbes, Madison has made her mark scaling media and digital businesses across the continent over the past decade. She served as MD of Africa for InMobi; prior to InMobi, Madison specialized in mobile and local content partnerships at Google and led MTV Network's commercial entry into Africa as a founding member of that team.
Madison holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard Business School.
Madison has been named as one of the top 40 women under 40 in Kenya for several years as well as shortlisted on the Forbes Top 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa, on IT News Africa’s Top 10 Women in ICT and Africa’s most powerful women in tech 2013. She serves on the board of the Mango Tree Orphan Trust in Kenya. She was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012.
Her family includes politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Yale professor Tavia Nyong'o and Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o.
