Executive DirectorParadigm Initiative
‘Gbenga Sesan is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African non-profit working on digital inclusion and digital rights through offices in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In August 2022, he was appointed as a member of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) High-Level Leadership Panel by the United Nations Secretary-General. Originally trained as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University, he completed Executive Education programs at Lagos Business School, Oxford University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Santa Clara University and INSEAD. 'Gbenga is a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow and Ashoka Fellow. He served on Nigeria's Presidential committees on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors (2006) and Roadmap for the Achievement of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013).