Winifred Ereyi
Winifred Ereyi is a Social Entrepreneur delivering programs that promote Diversity, Equity, ad Inclusion, Leadership Development of People, Tech Talent Pipeline Development, and Sustainable Development of Communities. She is a much sought-after International Keynote Speaker and works locally in the Carolinas and Internationally in Africa.
She has worked in various Engineering capacities in the Oil and Gas and Telecommunications sector. In 2001, she left the corporate world of engineering to homeschool her children, who are current students at Stanford and Princeton. In 2015, she established ThinkSTEM Foundation to address the gender gap in Engineering, particularly for minorities. ThinkSTEM Foundation provides speaking, coaching, advocacy, and mentoring services in the Carolinas and Internationally to inspire and empower current and future STEM professionals to break free from the barriers to entry, retention, and promotion. In 2019, she established eWirecommunications as the parent company of ThinkSTEM Foundation. eWirecommunications delivers curated programs to promote the Leadership development of Individuals and the Sustainable Development of Communities. beWirecommunications partners with Women In Technology International (WITI) to deliver its services in the USA and Africa.
Winifred hosts a monthly African EduTECH Network session on the WITI platform to showcase the work of EduTechpreneurs in Africa who are making education accessible to Africa＊s growing population. She is a Rotarian and is currently building the Girl Force Movement, which is a Coalition of Girl Serving Organizations working at the grassroots in Nigeria to advocate for the Girl child across the UN SDGs. She is the Nigerian country sponsor for the Peace Education and Action for Impact (PEAFI) program, which is powered by the Rotary Action Group for Peace (RAGFP) and World Beyond War (WBW).
Winifred Ereyi is a certified John Maxwell Leadership Trainer, Dr. Amen Brain Health Coach, and Neuro Encoding Specialist. She has a Master＊s degree with Distinction in Telecommunications and Systems Engineering from the University of Essex, Colchester, UK. She was the first female to graduate with a First-Class Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She was recently awarded the PAN African Women Empowerment Summit (PAWES) Women In Technology Award. She is the author of two books: A Call to Motherhood and My Africa and My Identity: Stories of Hope, Courage and Passion.