About Konexio

Our Story

Jean Guo (CEO/Co-founder) and Binta Jammeh (CCO/Co-founder) met as Fulbright Scholars in Paris. They were motivated to launch Konexio based on their personal journeys. As children of immigrant families, they witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by their families in navigating the social, cultural, educational, and professional challenges of settling in a new country.

Prior to Konexio, Jean worked as a consultant in Silicon Valley. She was awarded a research grant to come to France in 2015 to research economic and health issues for marginalized populations, including refugees and migrants. Before starting Konexio, Binta was a teacher in Thailand and the United States. She was awarded a teaching grant to come to France in 2016. As a teacher in an underprivileged suburb of Paris, Binta explored ways to increase access to educational and professional growth opportunities for minority and low-income students.

Aside from Jean and Binta, Konexio works with a well-entrenched and dedicated team of teachers, support staff, and interns, and a community of volunteers, who have diverse and unique backgrounds as developers, instructors, digital marketing strategists, consultants, financial experts, and more.

Awards and Prizes

Finalist, Winner of the Quick Pitch Prize

Finalist, 2018 Social Innovation Tournament

Semi-finalist, 2018 Social Innovation Competition

Station F Fighters Program incubation

SINGA (Finkela) incubation program​

Winner ​Appel à Solutions

The Team

​Team Konexio embodies the fighting spirit of diverse members from all walks of life and nearly every corner of the globe. We are refugees, migrants, expatriates, locals, men, women, old, and young, who are committed to using digital learning to highlight the potential of excluded and disadvantaged public to be at the forefront of digital and socio-economic inclusion.

Jean ​Guo

Co-Founder, CEO

Jean-Christophe Vidal 

Deputy CEO

François Dabin ​

Director of Operations

Annelise Ouvrard-Pascaud

Communications Manager

​Elsa Feder

Partnerships and Development Manager

Paul Adam 

Project Manager ​
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Guillaume Blanquet 

Product Owner

Jénaïc Cambre

Lead Instructor and Curriculum Development, DigiTous

Allegra Harrison

International programs officer​

Diane Huet

Project Manager

​Morgane Mariere

Office Manager

Denis Robert ​

Lead Instructor and Curriculum Development, Malawi ​

Agathe Roujou

Project Manager ​

THE MALAWI TEAM

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Bienheureux Matete

Local Coordinator

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Carmel
​David

Local Instructor

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Céline Munyerenkana

Local Instructor

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Stany
​Dibwé

Local Instructor

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Josué
​Amani

Local Instructor

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Christelle
​Tulinabo

​Local Instructor

Our Board

Konexio’s advisory board guides and supports the organization’s growth. Our board members each began their journey with Konexio as mentors and advocates. Their formal appointment to the advisory board is a natural extension of their dedication to empowerment and inclusion through digital learning. The board is comprised of individuals with a variety of professional backgrounds from both France and the USA, reflecting Konexio’s diverse and international mindset. Among other duties, board members advise on growth and expansion strategies, while also serving as ambassadors for Konexio.

Guillaume
​Boussard

President

Ravi Srinivasan,
Independent Consultant and Entrepreneur
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Ravi has over 25 years of professional experience in enterprise technology, business process services and consulting. He is presently a consultant and advisor in enterprise cloud procurement, migration, digital transformation and governance application. Additionally, he is the co-founder and current treasurer of Stanford Startups New York, an alumni club focused on building the Stanford-alum startup and entrepreneur community in New York. Outside of the professional space, he is a patron and trustee of the Carnatic Music Association of North America, a longstanding Indian classical music organization in New Jersey. He is also a performing classical violinist. Ravi was a co-founder of OfficeTiger (sold to RR Donnelley in 2007 for 250mm) and Pride BPO - one of the earliest business process outsourcing organizations with large offshore operations. He also managed a multi-year business transformation effort at Bridgewater Associates. He holds a MS from Stanford and BSE from Princeton.

Why Konexio?

"Konexio´s focus is on transforming lives through education and training. Having built and grown teams all over the world, and personally identifying with the challenges of delivering targeted, relevant education for businesses - I found Konexio´s vision refreshing and accomplishments inspiring."

Alex Budak, M.P.P. Changemaker in Residence & Professional Faculty,
​UC Berkeley

Alex Budak dedicates his career to advising and activating changemakers around the world. He co-founded and now advises StartSomeGood.com, which has helped over 1000 social innovators in 50+ countries raise over $10 million to launch and scale new social ventures.  At UC Berkeley, he teaches a newly-designed course, "Becoming a Changemaker," and develops programs on the themes of leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation. He has a MPP from Georgetown University and a BA from UCLA, and also received UCLA's 2017 Recent Alumnus of the Year award. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Rebecca. ​

Why Konexio?

"I'm inspired by the bold vision of Konexio, the drive, and empathy of its outstanding team, and the systemic approach it takes to its work."

Tracy Young, M.B.A.
​Data Research and Data Products, Yodlee

Tracy is Manager, Data Research within the Data Products Group at Yodlee where she is working on new product development since 2017. Prior to her current role, Tracy worked with the finance team at Uphold, a cloud-based digital money platform to transact currencies, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.  Tracy has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and equity research. She also serves as an adviser to startups in the Yodlee Incubator and the ERA. She graduated from Stanford University with a double major in International Relations and History and pursued an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School. She was co-Chair of the Stanford Community Service in New York, recently becoming the President of the Stanford Association in New York, and was presented with the Governor's Award in 2017.  Outside of her activities with the Community Service Group, Tracy serves as a volunteer at Ronald McDonald House in New York and was a volunteer for the NY Philharmonic for many years. ​

Why Konexio?

"I appreciate the skill building that Konexio offers to motivated individuals. I appreciate the fact that it is a global initiative."