Ayinde O. Alakoye

Ayinde O. Alakoye has been working in the tech industry since 2003. Ayinde O. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of nēdl, a role they have been in since 2017. Ayinde O. was also an Executive Board Member at Developers Alliance from 2015-2017. In 2010, Alakoye founded Hitch Radio, Inc., an instant messaging app for Radio. From 2007-2008, they were a Speechwriter/Advisor to Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and VoteCore Head in Cleveland. Finally, in 2003, Alakoye founded Thumb Radio, Inc., the first company to stream Clear Channel radio stations on a mobile phone, creating the first iteration of the iheartradio app through a joint venture in 2007.

Ayinde O. Alakoye holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Marketing from Juniata College.