Ike Okonkwo

Ike Okonkwo has a diverse work experience. In 2017, they served as a Product Manager for TNH Digital Health, a company that creates A.I. powered ChatBots to help organizations engage, educate, and monitor large patient populations. In 2018, they were a Latin America Research Fellow at Harvard Business School. In 2019, they were a George Peabody Gardner Traveling Fellow at Harvard University, where they sought to retrace their heritage through the study of Afro-Latin rhythms. In 2021, they were a Blueprint Investor Track at Dorm Room Fund. In 2020, they were a Co-Founder at Welltrip. Currently, they are a Sr. Growth Manager at Andes STR, an award-winning Proptech company dedicated to providing investors turnkey access to Short Term Rental real estate properties as an asset class.

Ike Okonkwo's education history includes a Bachelor of Arts in Neurobiology & Economics, Brazilian Portuguese Language Citation, and Certificate in LatAm Studies from Harvard University (2013-2017). Ike also completed a Full-stack Web Dev course at Ironhack in 2016. Prior to Harvard, they completed a High School degree at International Baccalaureate (2009-2013). Ike is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in International Studies with a Latin America Track from The Wharton School and The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania, respectively (2020-2022). Ike has also obtained certifications in API Testing and Validation, RESTful API Development, Designing RESTful APIs, HTTP Essential Training, Learning REST APIs, Learning Django, NLP with Python for Machine Learning Essential Training, Learning SQL Programming, and The Fullbridge Program in Business Fundamentals from LinkedIn, Lynda.com, and Fullbridge, respectively.