rachel sibande

program director, data for development, digital impact alliance (DIAL)

Rachel Sibande is a Digital Development Specialist. Ms Sibande established Malawi's first technology and innovation hub; mHub. She currently serves as Program Director at the United Nations Foundation. leading big data for development demonstration models in Africa. Rachel has extensive experience managing Technology-led development projects across sectors such as public health, agriculture, disaster management, digital financial services and elections monitoring in more than 14 countries.

Rachel became a Google Scholar in 2015, being a recipient of Google's Anita Borg Award. Rachel has been listed twice by Forbes as one of Africa's 30 under 30 entrepreneurs in 2016 and as a new wealth creator in 2019. Ms. Sibande has just completed a PhD in computer Science at Rhodes University.