Iretiolu Akinrinade

Iretiolu Akinrinade is Data & Society’s network engagement manager, working with the strategy and engagement team to grow and support our network. She manages our affiliate, advisors, and alumni fellows programs, and supports other external engagements with the organization through strategic programming and communications.

Previously, Ireti was a member of Data & Society’s research team, where she co-authored the report Essentially Unprotected: Health Data and Surveillance of Essential Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic and co-organized the Digital Doppelgangers workshop.

Ireti received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tulane University, and complemented her studies in media and communication as a visiting scholar at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently pursing a masters degree in public administration at the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels School of Government.