Verengai Mabika joined the Global Public Policy team as a Senior Policy Advisor for Africa in 2017. Verengai has been a part of Internet Society’s (ISOC) extended family for several years, leading the creation of ISOC’s chapter in Zimbabwe and joining ISOC’s delegation to the ITU’s WTSA as a chapter fellow.
He is a “serial entrepreneur,” having launched several award-winning initiatives that leverage ICTs to reach key social goals, including climate change. Most recently, he launched a Blockchain start-up in Zimbabwe.
He is based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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