Doreen Kessy
Doreen Kessy
Former Chief Business Officer of Ubongo
(South Africa)
Doreen was the Chief Business Officer at Ubongo. At Ubongo, she was instrumental in the growth of the organization, innovating, and finding ways to continually deliver fun learning to over 17 million families in Africa! She has expertise in business development and leadership in the Edtech and fun learning space. Doreen has an MBA and BS in International Business and Economics from Liberty University and has worked at the Int’l Justice Mission in Washington DC, Wells Fargo and Smile for Africa in Zimbabwe. She was named “Entrepreneur of the Year in Education” by WIA, is a Global Shaper at the WEF, and a 2018 Acumen Fellow. Doreen loves to have fun, she acts the English voice of one of Ubongo Kids cartoon characters, Ngedere (a playful monkey).
Ubongo is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise we create fun, localised and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. We reach millions of families across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio and mobile phones.
