Akhona G.

Akhona G. has worked in a variety of roles since 2015. Akhona began their career as the Vice President of Product Management at Google in 2015. In 2017, they worked as an Event Planner and Manager at Live Nation Entertainment, a Lawyer at Ticketmaster, a Visual Brand Identity Designer at LINE Corp, the Chief Executive Officer at Skillcrush, and the Director of Operations at Tutorialspoint. In 2020, they worked as a Creative Director at PERSONA, IM YOUR LANDLORD, a Music Arranger, Songwriter, Music Producer, and Mastering Engineer at Lalilalaz, and a Disk Jockey at Lalilalaz. Most recently, in 2021, they began working as an Account Executive at ETV.

Akhona G. has an extensive education history. Akhona obtained their Doctor of Law - JD from Yale Law School in 2000. Akhona then went on to obtain a Higher Certificate in Small Business Management from the University of Cape Town in 2013. Akhona G. also attended Zingisa Comprehensive High School from 2002 to 2006, where they were awarded a Senior Certificate (Merit awarded). Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science - BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, a Bachelor of Arts - BA in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Social Anthropology from Leipzig University, and a Masters of Research in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. Akhona G. also holds various certifications from the Young African Leadership Initiative, Google, and Twitter.