Ifeoma Ozoma was born on 1991 or 1992 and is an American public policy specialist and technology industry equity advocate.
18 Facts About Ifeoma Ozoma
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Ifeoma Ozoma subsequently began a consulting firm called Earthseed, and has worked to advocate for whistleblower protection legislation and other worker protections in the technology industry.
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Ifeoma Ozoma is the director of tech accountability at the University of California, LA Center on Race and Digital Justice.
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Ifeoma Ozoma has been recognized by The Root and Time for her work.
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Ifeoma Ozoma grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Ifeoma Ozoma attended high school at Choate Rosemary Hall, a private college-preparatory boarding school in Connecticut.
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Ifeoma Ozoma earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Yale University in 2015.
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Ifeoma Ozoma then spent two years at Facebook in Silicon Valley, working on international relations.
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Ifeoma Ozoma joined Pinterest's newly-formed public policy and impact team in 2018.
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Ifeoma Ozoma worked on subjects including medical misinformation, and helped Pinterest implement a policy to ban anti-vaccination content from its platform.
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Ifeoma Ozoma ultimately hired a lawyer to assist her with negotiations about her title and compensation.
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Pinterest did not help Ifeoma Ozoma get the information removed, nor punished the employee who was responsible.
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In May 2020, Ifeoma Ozoma resigned from her position and filed a complaint with California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
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Ifeoma Ozoma described the settlement as a "slap in the face".
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Ifeoma Ozoma co-sponsored California's Silenced No More Act, legislation that protects employees who speak about harassment and discrimination even if they've signed a non-disclosure agreement.
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In collaboration with organizations such as Omidyar Network, The Signals Network, and Lioness, Ifeoma Ozoma launched The Tech Worker Handbook in October 2021.
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Ifeoma Ozoma was included in The Root's 2021 "The Root 100", an annual list of the most influential African Americans in various fields.
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Ifeoma Ozoma was recognized by Time in 2022 in the Time 100 Next list and was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in the same year.