Nekpen Osuan Wilson
Co-Founder & CEO, WomenWerk
Nekpen Osuan Wilson is a technology professional with a decade of experience, the Co-Founder and CEO of the non-profit WomenWerk, and a Global Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 5 with the United Nations Association. A former Adjunct at Columbia University and Obama campaign staffer, Nekpen started WomenWerk to empower women of color with professional development training, networking events, and civic empowerment programs. Her work with WomenWerk has lead to brand ambassadors roles with Walkers Legacy Foundation and Forbes Women’s Council.
Nekpen was recently named New York City Coro Leadership Fellow, a 2019 NYC Five Borough Future Fellow by The Arena, a BlogHer 2018 Voice of the Year, the 2017 Baylor University Young Alumna of the Year, a 2018 92Y Woman in Power Fellow, a 2018 Walkers Legacy Women in Leadership Honoree, and a 2017 Council of Urban Professionals Fellow. Nekpen serves on the DNC’s Young Professionals Committee and Women's Leadership Forum, and is a volunteer on professional boards for Vote Run Lead, the Lower Eastside Girls Club, The Council of Urban Professionals, The New Leaders Council, and the famed Apollo Theatre.
Nekpen enjoys public speaking and her most notable speaking engagements have been at The White House, Harvard University, SXSW, The Wharton Business School, Columbia University, The United States Military Academy at West Point, and People for the American Way Foundation. She also enjoys travel, running, and volunteering with nonprofits in her free time.
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