Anne-Marie Imafidon

Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon MBE HonFREng (pronounced: /ɪmˈæfɪdən/, i-MA-fi-dən;[3] is a British-Nigerian social entrepreneur and computer scientist. She founded and became CEO of Stemettes in 2013, a social enterprise promoting women in STEM careers. In June 2022, she was announced as the 2022–2023 President of the British Science Association.

Anne-Marie Imafidon

MBE HonFREng
Imafidon in 2018
Born
Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon

Barking, London, England[1]
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (MSc)
Known forStemettes
AwardsSuffrage Science award (2020)[2]
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsStemettes
Goldman Sachs
Hewlett-Packard
Deutsche Bank
Websitewww.aimafidon.com

Early life and education

Imafidon obtained a masters degree in mathematics and computing science from the University of Oxford.[4]

Stemettes and entrepreneurship

Imafidon is the founder and CEO of Stemettes, a social initiative promoting women in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) careers.[5]

Other work

In 2019, Imafidon hosted the Women Tech Charge podcast for The Evening Standard, where she conducted interviews with tech figures such as Jack Dorsey, and other celebrities such as Rachel Riley, and Lewis Hamilton.[6]

She is a trustee of the Institute for the Future of Work, which researches ways to improve work and working lives.[7]

In September 2021, Imafidon co-hosted a special episode of Channel 4's Countdown – broadcast for the channel's Black to Front Day campaign as arithmetician.[3][8] She reprised the role later that year — standing in on 60 episodes for Rachel Riley while she was on maternity leave;[3]

In December 2022, Imafidon guest-edited BBC Radio 4's Today programme.[9]

In 2022, she was announced by the British Science Association as that organisation's president for the year 2022-3.[10]

In June 2023, Imafidon was interviewed by Jim Al-Khalili for The Life Scientific podcast, discussing diversity and equality in science, recorded at the Cheltenham Arts Festival.[3]

Recognition

Imafidon was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to young women and the STEM sector.[1] She was listed as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.[11] In 2020, she was given a Suffrage Science award by the London Institute of Medical Sciences.[12] She is an Honorary Fellow at Keble College, Oxford.[13]

References
  1. Goss, Alexandra (16 June 2023). "A Life in the Day: Stem pioneer Anne‑Marie Imafidon". The Times.
  2. "Leading women in 'life sciences' and 'mathematics & computing' win Suffrage Science award". MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. Al-Khalili, Jim (13 June 2023). "Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science". The Life Scientific. 28:39 minutes in. BBC Sounds. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. "Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE". ukri.org.
  5. "STEAM Is For All". Stemettes.
  6. Heathman, Amelia (20 May 2019). "Every episode from the Evening Standard's Women Tech Charge podcast". Evening Standard.
  7. "Our team". Institute for the Future of Work.
  8. Manning, Charlotte (14 December 2021). "Countdown: Who is Rachel Riley's replacement Anne-Marie Imafidon?". Metro. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. "BBC Radio 4 announces Today Christmas guest editors". BBC News. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. "Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon announced as President-Elect". British Science Association. 20 June 2022.
  11. "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC. 27 September 2017.
  12. "Leading women in 'life sciences' and 'mathematics & computing' win Suffrage Science award". London Institute of Medical Sciences. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  13. "Honorary Fellows" (PDF). Keble College. May 2023.
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