The first African American woman to earn a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus in Computer Engineering in the US, Dr. Sandra Johnson is a Blockchain ambassador, global tech leader, master inventor with over 40 issued & pending patents.

She’s the founder & developer of fintech startup, geeRemit, a blockchain global remittance mobile app using mobile money. geeRemit has a global focus with an initial market in sub-Saharan Africa.

Learn more here: globalmobilefinance.com/lpo

A former IBM tech leader and CTO for Central, East and West Africa with a passion for tech in Africa & mentoring future African technology leaders, Dr. Johnson gracefully offers us a glimpse into her world.

Here’s what she shares in our convo:

✨Growing up in the newly integrated era in the U.S (in Southwestern Louisiana)

✨Her transition into tech in IBM’s research team (working on Vulcan’s I/O subsystems—a supercomputer preceding Watson)

✨ How her visit to one of #Ghana's Slave Castles triggered her going from Corporate CTO to tech entrepreneur

✨2 business challenges she’s navigating as a startup founder

✨How she invents & patents

✨What she sees as the future of Blockchain

✨Advice for women in STEM (women in tech)