Gift Ojeabulu is a data scientist, AI/ML practitioner, and community builder with over six years of experience at the intersection of AI, software engineering, sport analytics and developer advocacy. He has grown Iterative.ai’s global community to over 30,000 data and AI professionals and shaped developer relations for AI startups like Deci AI and DagsHub. A four-time AWS Community Builder in Machine Learning and AI, he also serves as a board advisor to DevNetwork (USA) in AI
As co-founder of Data Community Africa, the largest Black data and AI community on the continent, Gift leads initiatives supporting education, open-source collaboration, and professional growth, including the African Data Community Newsletter, reaching 2,500+ subscribers in 80 countries. He has contributed to DataFestAfrica and leads the Lagos MLOps community, focusing on practical MLOps, large language models, and open-source AI. Through his work, Gift connects African talent to global opportunities and fosters sustainable innovation across the continent’s AI ecosystem.