Anne-Marie Imafidon: Child Prodigy to Tech Leader

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, co-founder of Stemettes an award-winning social initiative focused on getting girls, young women and non-binary people excited about, and encouraged into STEM fields through mentoring, qualification academies and STEM clubs.

But let’s go back a bit. Because to understand why Anne-Marie chose this path, you need to understand her life story. At age just 10 years-old, Anne-Marie got her GCSE’s in Maths and Computing –these are exams that are normally taken at age 16 here in the UK. By age 11, she had done her A levels (which are usually taken at 18) and by age 13, she had won a scholarship to study at John Hopkins University.

At just 20 years of age, Anne-Marie had graduated from Oxford University with a Masters in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Anne-Marie is also an author She’s In Ctrl: How Women Can Take Back Tech, she’s a seasoned speaker, a podcast host, a Trustee Of the Institute for the Future of Work, a TV presenter (Countdown), and Anne-Marie works with media companies like BBC and 20th Century Fox to ensure that we see more diverse tech role models on screen.

She was also awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2017 for her work with young women and the STEM sector.

Enjoy!

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Dr Anne-Marie on Twitter /  Instagram /  Stemettes / She's In Ctrl  book

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Hidden Figures Book by Margot Lee Shetterly