Obi Taiwan
- Role
- Senior Special Advisor & CIO, Technology & Healthcare at United Nations
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Obi Taiwan
Obsessed with Saving the World. A Senior Technology Executive and Strategy Leader with…
Experience
Senior Special Advisor & CIO, Technology & Healthcare
Jan 2019 — Present
Directs 1,100 Technology Professionals in support of Enterprise initiatives across three UN Missions in: Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Columbia, and partially DR Congo • Responsible for implementing United Nations technology strategy, technical operations, architecture, development, security, and advanced analytics • Aligning the Missions technology vision with the United Nations and each Host Country\'s SDG technology goals by integrating processes with the appropriate technologies and improved outcomes • Built a secure, encrypted portal for Colombia Government managing population identity – birth, health, travel, social benefits and reparations, educational, criminal activities, and retirement benefits, as part of the peace treaty signed with the FARC rebels • Directed the launch of the UN’s Global tracking response for COVID-19 for Africa Union • Managed deployment of eWallet payments (based on Vodafone’s M-Pesa) for medical and social benefits for Rwanda Genocide victims
Education
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Master of Laws - LLM, Law - International & Aviation Law
Nigeria Defense Academy, Ground Training Group, Kaduna
BSc, Aviation Technology
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