Professional History: Juliana is a technologist, strategic advisor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. She is a Venture Partner in Africa Technology Ventures (ATV) which is raising a fund to invest in and support the growth of tech-enabled start-ups in key sectors in East and West Africa. She is Executive Director of BRCK.org, a not for profit affiliate of BRCK Inc. for deploying reliable technology for the edges of society and advocating for internet access and literacy. BRCK is a hardware company that designed and engineered a rugged, self-powered, mobile Wi-Fi device that connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. The company also makes other rugged solutions for emerging markets.

Rotich is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ushahidi Inc, a non-profit tech company born in Africa, which specializes in developing free and open-source software for information collection, interactive mapping, and data curation. Ushahidi builds tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency, and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. Through Crowdmap.com, Swiftly.org, and accompanying mobile applications, Ushahidi is expanding its global footprint and making crowdsourcing tools available and useful, and catalyzing entrepreneurial initiatives like iHub in Kenya. Juliana has worked in the telecommunications and data warehousing industry for over ten years.

She is a Technologist, MIT Fellow, TED Senior Fellow, and currently serves as Vice-Chair of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Data-Driven Development. Rotich serves as an advisor to the councils of BASF, Risk Cooperative, and the Lemelson Foundation. She is also a trustee of the iHub in Kenya and Bankinter Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Spain and is on the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board.

Academic and professional credentials: Computer Science degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City

Programs: Juliana is a MIT Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow.