Biography

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Ephraim is a trained lawyer, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP – PMI USA), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (the UK and Kenya), and a Certified Professional Mediator (MTI East Africa), with over ten (10) years in the African and global International Trade, Technology, Media and Telecommunications industry. Between 2014 and 2018 he served as the youngest advisor on Internet Governance to two UN Secretary Generals: Ban Ki-moon and António Guterres. Additionally, since 2012, he has executed international development projects with a diverse range of leading international institutions across 46 African Union member countries and served as an Independent Expert for two ICANN Implementation Advisory Groups.

Presently, Ephraim does research at the nexus of Business and Human Rights (BHR), including Data Protection, Open Data, and Society. He is also a member of the GFCE Advisory Board, Digital Peace Now, Siasa Place, European Commission GIPO advisory group, among other board positions. He is also a full member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).

Ephraim is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of East London (United Kingdom) and holds two Masters Degrees: an LLM in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Law at Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom) and an LLM in International Trade Law from the University of Turin (Italy) and also holds an LLB (with Honours) and various certifications in Business and Human Rights.