Ndubuisi Ekekwe

{{Short description|Nigerian professor, inventor, engineer, author, and entrepreneur}}

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe (born July 1975) is a Nigerian business person.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tekedia.com/london-based-planet-earth-honors-ndubuisi-ekekwe-as-a-tech-pioneer/|title=London-Based Planet Earth Institute Honors Ndubuisi Ekekwe as Tech "Pioneer" - Tekedia|date=2017-12-17|work=Tekedia|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}} He is the founder of First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics – West Africa's leading embedded systems company. His working experience includes Analog Devices Corp where he co-designed a generation accelerometer for the iPhone and created the company's first wafer level chip scale package for inertial sensor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/author/ndubuisi-ekekwe/|title=Ndubuisi Ekekwe - The Solutions Journal|work=The Solutions Journal|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}} He is a player in the U.S. semiconductor industry where he develops innovative microchip and invented a micro-controller for medical robots.{{Cite web|url=http://hellonaija.ng/people-lifestyle/ndubuisi-ekekwe-nigerian-genius-making-remarkable-tech-strides/|title=NDUBUISI EKEKWE: A Nigerian Genius Making Remarkable Tech Strides - HelloNaija|last=Tarkaa|first=Moses Kator|date=2016-10-11|website=hellonaija.ng|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}} Ndubuisi Ekekwe was named in 2020 by The Guardian (Nigeria) as one of 60 Nigerians In 60 Years Making “Nigerian Lives Matter”.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-04|title=60 Nigerians Making "Nigerian Lives Matter" In 60 Years|url=https://guardian.ng/life/60-nigerians-making-nigerian-lives-matter/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Ekekwe was born in Ovim, Isuikwuato in Abia State southeast Nigeria. He is from the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria. He attended the Secondary Technical School where he set a record by obtaining eight distinctions. He then proceeded to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering and graduated as his class’ best student.{{Cite news|url=http://innov8tiv.com/dr-ndubuisi-ekekwe-nigerian-genius-making-remarkable-tech-strides/|title=Dr. Ndubuisi Ekekwe: A Nigerian Genius Making Remarkable Tech Strides|date=2014-02-09|work=Innov8tiv|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-US}} Ndubuisi holds two doctoral and four master's degrees, including an MTech from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ms from Tuskegee University, USA and MBA from University of Calabar. He obtained two Doctorates in Management from St. Clements University and Electrical & Computer Engineering where he specialised in Microelectronics & Medical Robotics Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, USA. Some of his research work involved manufacturing of integrated circuits with the application of alternative energies, biomedical engineering, medical robotics and neuromorphic engineering.

Professional career

Ekekwe is a US semiconductor industry veteran and has served in the United States National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center E&D Committee. Ekekwe is a Co-Chairman of JPL Financial Group, a California-based financial advisory firm which syndicates capital for projects in Africa. As the founder of African Institution of Technology, he facilitates the provision of practical education support, encourages enactment of technology policies and facilitates the bottom-up creativity technology emanating from African economies.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-02-12/introducing-ted-fellow-ndubuisi-ekekwe|title=Introducing TED Fellow: Ndubuisi Ekekwe|date=2010-02-13|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en}}

The African Leadership Network has honoured him as a “New Generation Leader for Africa”.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tekedia.com/about-the-author-ndubuisi-ekekwe-phd-2/|title=About the Author – Ndubuisi Ekekwe, PhD - Tekedia|date=2018-02-19|work=Tekedia|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}} He was honoured by the World Economic Forum in 2013 as a Young Global Leader for his professional accomplishments and commitment to society.{{Cite news|url=http://africansuntimes.com/2013/03/19-young-africans-honored-at-world-economic-forum-6-nigerians/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322045506/http://africansuntimes.com/2013/03/19-young-africans-honored-at-world-economic-forum-6-nigerians/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 22, 2013|title=19 Young Africans Honored at World Economic Forum: 6 Nigerians - The African Sun Times|date=2013-03-17|work=The African Sun Times|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}} He has also been honoured for Outstanding Leadership by the National Youth Council Of Nigeria.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tekedia.com/national-youth-council-of-nigeria-outstanding-leadership-award/|title=My National Youth Council Of Nigeria (NYCN)'s Outstanding Leadership Award - Tekedia|date=2018-08-20|work=Tekedia|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-US}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Nigerian electronic engineers

Category:Federal University of Technology Akure alumni

Category:Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science

Category:Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States

Category:Igbo academics

Category:Igbo scientists

Category:Federal University of Technology Owerri alumni

Category:Nigerian inventors

Category:Tuskegee University alumni

Category:People from Abia State

Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni

Category:University of Calabar alumni

Category:Nigerian roboticists

Category:1975 births