Aniekeme's Story
Executive. Thinker. Creator.
Executive & Leader
Aniekeme Umoh is a global executive, board-level operator, and cross-sector leader whose career spans consulting, investment banking, education, retail, and technology. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of The uLesson Group, a pan-African edtech company that includes uLesson K12 and Miva Open University, Nigeria’s first private online university.
Earlier in her career, she founded Aniekeme Admissions Consulting, a boutique MBA admissions practice that helped Africans gain admission to leading U.S. business schools and secure over $600,000 in scholarships.
She is a fellow of the International Strategy Forum (ISF), hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship.
Thinker & Speaker
A sought-after thought leader on education, innovation, and leadership, she has spoken at Harvard and Columbia Business School, TEDx, Meta, BambooHR’s global summit, and the Mandela-Washington Institute.
Through her articles, she explores education, leadership, technology, and identity. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, where she was a Davis Scholar.
The same instinct runs through all of it: take the hard questions seriously, and follow the evidence wherever it leads. That habit of examination now extends to her faith — in a book.
A Brief Case for Jesus
An intellectual examination of the Christian faith, building a progressive case for God, the reliability of the Bible, and Jesus as God. Written for the intellectually serious skeptic and the Christian seeking a deeper foundation for belief.
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Creator & Cultural Advocate
Co-founder of Uyai Akwa Ibom Educational Resources (UAIER), dedicated to preserving the Ibibio language and customs, and co-author of the Iko Ibibio children’s book series. UAIER’s textbooks are used in classrooms in Akwa Ibom State.
She taught herself to speed paint in her 20s and now focuses on portraiture. Her work has been showcased in New York and is featured on @aniekeme.art.