Christina Sass
Christina Sass
Christina Sass is a well-known entrepreneur, lawyer, and international diplomacy expert. She is the Co-Founder and Former President of Andela, a global company specializing in engineering-as-a-service. Andela is known as the "Best Place to Work in Africa," with tech campuses in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali. Sass has a BA in Philosophy, English Literature, and German Language from The University of Georgia and a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Before co-founding Andela, Sass was an Advisory Committee Member at Software.org: the BSA Foundation, Advisor to the President and CEO at The MasterCard Foundation, Deputy Director, Program Department at Clinton Global Initiative, and Consultant, Education, and Program Start-Up at Tomorrow's Youth Organization, Nablus, West Bank.
Throughout her professional career, Christina Sass has accomplished the creation of a successful startup and built engineering teams that work for the Fortune 500 companies, including the BBC, Viacom, and high-growth startups like Gusto and Cloudflare. Her expertise lies in co-founding and scaling global companies, building and managing engineering teams, international diplomacy, and advisory services.