Erik Hersman

I'm trying to connect Africa to the Internet. As the CEO of BRCK, we design the hardware and software platforms to make this happen, starting in our home base of Nairobi, and moving into new markets. In 2010 I founded the iHub, Nairobi’s innovation hub for the technology community, bringing together entrepreneurs, hackers, designers and the investment community. I am also a co-founder of Ushahidi, and have also established afrigadget.com and whiteafrican.com as blogs where I write about creative solutions entrepreneurship and development challenges across Africa. I am is also a general partner in the Savannah Fund, and sit on the boards of Akirachix, the Kijabe Forest Trust, and the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI). You can find me on Twitter at @WhiteAfrican.