Marcel Masaga
Kenya
Summary
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SeniorMarcel Masaga is a seasoned software leader and AI strategist with 20+ years in software and 10+ years in AI, based in Kenya. As founder and CEO of SIHA Artificial Intelligence, he turns AI ideas into scalable, ethical healthcare solutions for emerging markets and resource-constrained settings, and his work earned the Global Founder Institute Rising Star Award for Africa in 2023 after bootstrapping five startups. He operates as a fractional CTO/CEO and hands-on AI practitioner, delivering end-to-end AI products using GenAI, LLMs, MLOps, and MEAN-stack development. He contributes as an AI expert across networks such as SeerSite, RAII, AI4Diversity, Black in AI, CHAI, and UNU Global AI Network, and serves on governance bodies shaping responsible AI policy. An author, mentor, and educator, he advises VCs, founders, and global organizations on AI strategy, due diligence, and responsible deployment, especially in healthcare and fintech in the Global South. Based in Nairobi, Marcel combines technical depth with a growth-oriented, people-centered approach to turning ambitious AI ideas into real-world impact.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
mongodb9
nodejs8
modeling8
odm8
mongo8
asynchronous7
orm7
python6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
magesa/MongoDBx-M101X
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
magesa/AngularUI-Router-App
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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