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Isis Nyong’o Madison

Senior Advisor — Albright Stonebridge Group
Nairobi

 sis Nyong’o Madison is a Senior Advisor at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Nairobi. Drawing on her experience in technology and the social sector, she supports client engagements throughout the African continent.

A thought leader on technology, Ms. Nyong’o Madison has worked with InMobi, Google and MTV in Africa. As InMobi’s Vice President and Managing Director for Africa, she developed and drove mobile advertising business strategy, with a focus on Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. At Google, she developed and built strategic mobile and local content partnerships to distribute Google products, negotiating and closing over a dozen licensing deals with content owners from various sectors. Previously, she served as Senior Strategy and Commercial Manager for Africa and successfully led MTV Network’s commercial entry into Africa.

Ms. Nyong’o Madison is concurrently a Principal at Asphalt & Ink, a strategic advisory firm she founded to assist corporations, start-ups, governments and non-profit organizations operating in Africa. She also serves as Non-Executive Director of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, East Africa’s leading securities exchange and as a Non-Executive Director at Finserve Africa.

Ms. Nyong’o Madison was named one of “Africa’s Most Powerful Women” by Forbes and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Ms. Nyong’o Madison earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in human biology from Stanford University.