Christopher Ategeka

Christopher Ategeka
Born July 10, 1984
Fort Portal, Uganda
Residence Oakland, California, U.S.
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater University of California at Berkeley (BS) in Mechanical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley (MS) in Mechanical Engineering
Occupation Entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, investor
Known for TED, Founding UCOT Inc. and[1] Health Access Corps,[2] co-founder and co-inventor of Privail[3]

Christopher Ategeka (born July 10, 1984) is a serial entrepreneur, an engineer, a futurist, and one of the leading figures in the Unintended Consequences of technology movement. Before that, he founded Health Access Corps[2] and co-founded Privail.

Career

A native of Fort Portal, Uganda, Ategeka graduated from Kitante Hill School, located in the country's capital Kampala. He is the founder of Health Access Corps Formerly Rides for Lives, created with a mission to combat the shortage of healthcare professionals in underserved areas in developing countries.

Ategeka is also the founder of UCOT, Inc., a center with a focus on creating solutions for the negative Unintended Consequences of Technology (UCOT).

His work has been profiled by YAHOO,[4] San Francisco Chronicle,[5] Fast Company, TED, NPR, Forbes,[6] BBC, and the United Nations.[7]

Ategeka has received many honors and awards for his work, including TED Fellow, 100 Most Influential Young African (Africa Youth Awards), Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and Forbes' 30under30 Social Entrepreneurs who are changing the world.[6]

He is an active proponent for STEM education, Entrepreneurship and innovation.

Personal life

Ategeka, the eldest of five children, was orphaned after losing both parents to HIV/AIDS. He became the head of the household and caretaker to his brothers and sisters at an early age.

His siblings were eventually disbursed to live with different relatives. Ategeka went to live with his uncle, whom he helped by acting as a human scarecrow to chase monkeys away from his uncle's crops.

In his teens, Ategeka escaped to a non-profit orphanage, YES Uganda,[8] and was able to go to primary school. While he was there, he was sponsored by an American family who enrolled him in a private high school in Fort Portal, Uganda. Upon graduation, Ategeka moved to Oakland, California United States to live with them and attend community college before receiving a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Ategeka currently lives in Oakland, California.

Awards and recognition

YearAward
2017TED Fellow
2016100 Most Influential Young African (Africa Youth Awards)
2016World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (Class of 2016)
2015Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award
2015Ashoka Fellow
2015Cordes Fellow
2014Forbes Magazine 30under30 Social Entrepreneurs in the World
2014SET Africa Award (Social Entrepreneurs transforming Africa; USAID, MasterCard Foundation)
2014United Nations Global Accelerator
2014Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance fellow
2013Echoing Green Fellow
2013African Forum - 100 Innovations for Sustainable Development
2012USAID PEPFAR Award
2011BIG IDEAS Winner, University of California Berkeley
2011Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize, UC Berkeley

References

  1. ↑ https://helloucot.com/
  2. 1 2 http://healthaccesscorps.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.privaildx.com/
  4. ↑ "From Homeless Orphan in Uganda to Forbes 30 under 30: The story of Chris Ategeka and his work". Smallbusiness.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. ↑ Asimov, Nanette (2013-10-21). "Luck, smarts lead from Uganda to UC Berkeley". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. 1 2 "Christopher Ategeka, 29 - In Photos: 2014 30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs". Forbes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. ↑ "Global Accelerator: Interview with Christopher Ategeka". YouTube. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  8. ↑ "Y.E.S. Uganda – Y.E.S. Uganda, a Christ Based Missions Outreach and Non-Government Organization". Caroladamsministry.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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