Irene Mwendwa Muchomba has over nine years of experience in policy advocacy and partnerships, focusing on data and technology policy, especially from an Afrofeminist perspective. She is skilled in policy analysis, research, project management, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development, and has a legal background and a certificate in gender and public policy studies.

As the current Executive Director at Policy, a feminist collective of technologists, data scientists, creatives, and academics, Irene leads a cross-functional team of five, building unique programs that empower people to achieve more using gender data and a safe and feminist internet. Irene has brokered and strengthened long-term external partnership engagement with over 60 multinational non-profits, tech companies, governments, and academic, philanthropic, and civil society partners, generating nearly $1 million in revenue.

Irene also contributes to the proposal writing and project management of several grants and projects on Afrofeminist Data Governance, AI, Data Policy, Sustainability, and IoT. She is passionate about creating impactful and trusted programs that shape better African policies on technology and data.