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Ep.28: How Chike Ukaegbu Became Nigeria & Africa’s Youngest Ever Presidential, Candidate
Born in Nigeria, Chike is one of six siblings currently living in 5 countries on 4 continents. A well-traveled lover of people and cultures. Chike draws inspiration from the beauty in the things that both bind us together as well as those that make us unique. He is an ardent believer in the social and economic benefits of inclusive diversity and continues to advocate for its adoption.
Chike studied Venture Capital & Investments at Stanford, General MBA courses at UPenn, Executive Leadership and Management at Cornell University, and Biomedical Engineering at The City College of New York, where he taught Math for seven years and served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for two.
Chike became a Colin Powell Fellow on Public Policy in 2004. His passion to find the right solutions to curb youth poverty and disconnection, educational disadvantage, and opportunity divide resulted in the development of the HEROES Model for effectively engaging youths and communities in 2006. In 2009, Chike used his HEROES model to co-found Re: LIFE Inc, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower at-risk and disconnected youth populations through tech, entrepreneurship, and education.
Chike is an Educator, Entrepreneur, Investor, Humanitarian, Biomedical Engineer, and more, who is passionate about empowering untapped communities and increasing representation through diversity and inclusion in tech, corporate, educational, and entrepreneurial spaces.
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