JOHN KARANJA
Founder, Whive.com
John Karanja is the founder of Social Media startup Whive.com. John has also worked for Cymap Business Solutions as the Chief Technology Officer involved in servicing fund management information systems for leading financial institutions in Kenya.
John has a Masters degree in Sociology from the University of Oxford, England and a Bachelor of Business and Information Technology from Strathmore University, Kenya. John has 7 years experience in developing web solutions both for small enterprises and large organizations. He also specializes in research and development software consultancy as well as social media marketing for the East African region.
With this background, John has recently been involved in a number of ongoing projects that involve the analysis of the social impact of ICT in Africa as well as projecting possible growth areas of ICT based solutions for the continent. John is a winner of the Vision2030 ICT award for Innovation in the Youth, Gender and Vulnerable groups sector in Kenya.
