Isis Nyong’o Madison is a Kenyan-American media and technology entrepreneur. Currently the principal at strategic advisory firm Asphalt & Ink, she has also previously worked with InMobi, Google and

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Africa. The Senior Advisor at

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. is also the founder o
Mum's Village
an online platform transforming the mother-child 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 the Managing Director of Africa for

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. Prior to this, Madison specialized in mobile and local content partnerships at Google. She was among the team that led MTV Network's commercial foray into Africa. Madison holds degrees from

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and

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. Madison was named as one of the top 40 women under 40 in Kenya in 2011 by

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as well as shortlisted on the Forbes Top 20 Youngest Power Women in

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, 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

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in 2012. Her family includes politician

Peter Anyang' Nyong'o Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (born 10 October 1943) is a Kenyan politician and author who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (the current Secretary-General is Edwin Sifuna). Professor Nyong' ...

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professor Tavia Nyong'o and

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winning actress

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