Aniekeme is a tech executive and global business leader with cross-sector strategic and enterprise experience in consulting, investment banking, education and technology.

She is the Group Chief Operating Officer at The uLesson Group, overseeing operations for uLesson K12 and Miva Open University. uLesson K12 was Fast Company’s 2023 #1 Most Innovative Company in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The app has over 5m downloads, and in 2024, the company executed Nigeria’s largest-ever edtech deal. Miva is Nigeria’s first operational private online university with 15,000+ students enrolled in two years. The group has over 400 employees and students in all 36 states and 31 international locations.

Aniekeme also cofounded and advises a cultural preservation company, Uyai Akwa Ibom Educational Resources, which produces language learning tools and experiences for the Ibibio language. Before returning to Nigeria in 2023, Aniekeme worked across several industries at companies like Peloton, Evercore and PwC in New York City.

Aniekeme has spoken at distinguished organizations such as the Mandela-Washington Fellowship, Meta, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, and TEDx, amongst others. She earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from The Wharton School.