Christopher Ategeka
| Christopher Ategeka | |
|---|---|
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| Born | July 10, 1984 Fort Portal, Uganda |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Ugandan |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley (BS) in Mechanical Engineering University of California at Berkeley (MS) in Mechanical Engineering |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor, Investor |
| Known for | Founding UCOT Inc. and[1] Health Access Corps,[2] co-founder and co-inventor of Privail[3] |
Christopher Ategeka (born July 10, 1984) is a technology entrepreneur and engineer. He is the founder of two NGOs: UCOT, a company addressing Unintended Consequences of technology and Health Access Corps[2] and co-founded Privail.
Career
A native of Fort Portal, Uganda, Ategeka graduated from Kitante Hill School, in Kampala. He is the founder of Health Access Corps, formerly Rides for Lives, created with a mission to combat the shortage of healthcare professionals in underserved areas in developing countries.
Ategeka is also the founder of UCOT, Inc., a center with a focus on creating solutions for the negative Unintended Consequences of Technology (UCOT).
He is the subject of a few chapters in two books, Purposeful,[4] and Solving Problems that Matter [5]. His work has also been profiled by YAHOO,[6] San Francisco Chronicle,[7] Fast Company[8], TED[9], PBS NewsHour [10], NPR [11], Forbes,[12], and the United Nations.[13]
Ategeka has received many honors and awards for his work, including TED Fellow [14] , Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum [15] and Forbes 30 under 30 [16] Social Entrepreneurs who are changing the world.
He is an active proponent of STEM education, Entrepreneurship and innovation.
Personal life
Ategeka, the eldest of five children, was orphaned after losing both parents to HIV/AIDS. He became the head of the household and caretaker to his brothers and sisters at an early age.
His siblings were eventually sent to live with different relatives. Ategeka went to live with his uncle, whom he helped by acting as a human scarecrow to chase monkeys away from crops.
In his teens, Ategeka was moved to a non-profit orphanage, YES Uganda,[17] and was able to go to primary school. While he was there, he was sponsored by an American family, who enrolled him in a private high school in Fort Portal, Uganda. Upon graduation, Ategeka moved to Oakland, California United States to live with them and attend community college, before receiving a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also completed an intensive executive program on Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century, at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Ategeka currently lives in Oakland, California.
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2017 | TED Fellow |
| 2016 | World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (Class of 2016) |
| 2015 | Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award |
| 2015 | Ashoka Fellow |
| 2015 | Cordes Fellow |
| 2014 | Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in the World |
| 2014 | SET Africa Award (Social Entrepreneurs transforming Africa; USAID) |
| 2014 | United Nations Global Accelerator |
| 2014 | Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance fellow |
| 2013 | Echoing Green Fellow |
| 2013 | African Forum - 100 Innovations for Sustainable Development |
| 2012 | USAID PEPFAR Award |
| 2011 | BIG IDEAS Winner, University of California Berkeley |
| 2011 | Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize, UC Berkeley |
References
- ↑ "UCOT". UCOT.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Healthcare Access Corps". Healthcare Access Corps.
- ↑ "澳门银河国际3147_澳门银河国际赌场_澳门银河总站登录网站". www.privaildx.com.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Purposeful-Are-Manager-Movement-Starter-ebook/dp/B076GQRK1X
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Problems-that-Matter-Getting/dp/1514838001
- ↑ "From Homeless Orphan in Uganda to Forbes 30 under 30: The story of Chris Ategeka and his work". Smallbusiness.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ Asimov, Nanette (2013-10-21). "Luck, smarts lead from Uganda to UC Berkeley". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ Schiller, Ben (March 10, 2014). "Local African Bikes To Help Africans Move More Freely". Fast Company.
- ↑ Ategeka, Christopher. "How adoption worked for me" – via www.ted.com.
- ↑ "Christopher Ategeka, Entrepreneur". Brief but Spectacular.
- ↑ "His Parents' Death Gave Him A Mission: Stop The Medical Brain Drain". NPR.org.
- ↑ "Christopher Ategeka, 29 - In Photos: 2014 30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs". Forbes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Global Accelerator: Interview with Christopher Ategeka". YouTube. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Meet the 2017 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows". January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Meet Africa's Young Global Leaders Driving The Fourth Industrial Revolution". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "Christopher Ategeka, 29". Forbes.
- ↑ "Y.E.S. Uganda – Y.E.S. Uganda, a Christ Based Missions Outreach and Non-Government Organization". Caroladamsministry.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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