The Co-Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of African fintech giant, Chipper Cash Ham
Serunjogi has been appointed as a member of the Inaugural President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States.
Serunjogi who joined 11 other distinguished leaders to serve in the Bide-Harris administration as a representative of the Africa Diaspora said he will deeply cherished the responsibility and honour conferred on him.
“I look forward to advising President Biden on a range of
issues, including how to strengthen relations between Africa and the United
States, promoting trade and investment and building educational exchanges,
among other issues,” he said in a brief post on his LinkedIn social media
platform.
“Serving in the Biden-Harris administration as a
representative of the African Diaspora is a unique opportunity to give back to
a country that has been so generous to me (a sentiment I know many others
share) by working to strengthen the ties between the United States and African
communities here in the US and in Africa. I look forward to working closely
with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Blinken,” he
emphasized.
As CEO, Ham heads the Executive
Leadership Team and is responsible for leading the company’s overall direction
and strategy. Chipper Cash has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in
venture capital funding, reaching a valuation of over $2 billion. It is widely
considered one of the most valuable startups in Africa. After graduating from
Grinnell College in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Ham began his
career at Meta (formerly Facebook) where he worked in their Dublin, Ireland
office managing relationships with some of Facebook’s top advertisers.
Today, Ham serves on the Board of
Trustees of his alma mater Grinnell College, where he sits on the Investment
Committee, which is charged with the responsibility of overseeing and
allocating the college’s approximately $2.5 billion endowment. Ham was
recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Social Studies during Grinnell
College’s commencement.
At a personal level, Ham swam
competitively for many years and represented Uganda in the 2010 Youth Olympic
Games in Singapore. Prior to attaining his degree in Economics from Grinnell
College, Ham attended the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, serving as
President of its Student Council. He was recently named to the 2023 Forbes 30
Under 30 list, headlining the finance category. Ham is based out of Chipper’s
global headquarters in San Francisco, California.
