1. Juliana Rotich is a Kenyan information technology professional, who has developed web tools for crowdsourcing crisis information and coverage of topics related to the environment.
12 Facts About Juliana Rotich
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Juliana Rotich is the co-founder of iHub, a collective tech space in Nairobi, Kenya, and of Ushahidi, open-source software for collecting and mapping information.
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Juliana Rotich is a trustee of Bankinter Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Spain, as well as a member of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board.
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Juliana Rotich was the head of East Africa Country Cluster for BASF from May to December 2018.
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Juliana Rotich graduated from there with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
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In 2008 Rotich co-founded the non-profit company Ushahidi, an Open-source software project which uses crowdsourced geolocation, mobile phone, and web reporting data to provide crisis reporting and information.
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Juliana Rotich served as the Executive Director of Ushahidi from 2011 until 2015.
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In 2014, Juliana Rotich presented at the annual Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town.
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In 2017 Juliana Rotich participated in the W20 Summit in Berlin, Germany and took part in a panel discussion together with Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF director Christine Lagarde, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Ivanka Trump and others, where she represented BRCK.
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In 2011, Juliana Rotich was named Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year in Africa by the World Economic Forum.
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Juliana Rotich earned a TED Senior Fellowship and a Director's Fellowship by the MIT Media Laboratory.
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In 2013, Juliana Rotich was awarded the Digital, Life, Design Women Impact Award, at a ceremony in Munich, Germany.