Okolo’s parents immigrated to the US from Nigeria. She was born and grew up in Kansas City,Missouri. Okolo explained that her research interest are influenced by her awareness of structural racism. She has a twin brother.[1]
Education and training
Okolo completed her bachelor's degree at the Pomona College in California and her master's degree in computer science and Ph.D. in computer science from Cornell University.[2]
During her studies,Okolo researched computer vision and biomedical settings for medical applications.[3] She distinguished herself through the use of ethnographic methods to research healthcare policy in the Global South.[4]
During her studies,she referred to Twitter as an important source of information for her.[6]
Research and recognition
Okolo is a Fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation at The Brookings Institution. She advised the African Union on AI policy and on Nigeria’s national AI strategy,with a focus on AI adoption.[3]
Okolo was listed by Forbes magazines among Forbes 30 Under 30 in the AI 2025 category.[3]
In 2024,she was included on the TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in AI.[4]
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