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Dr. Jania Okwechime

Partner, Africa AI & Data Leader | Partner, Africa AI & Data Leader

Jania is a Partner with Deloitte Nigeria. She garnered rich experience from Deloitte LLP, London, where she worked as an Assistant Director in the Forensics Technology/Financial Advisory division. She led the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning Team, focusing on harvesting unstructured data from multiple sources, including social media, websites, texts and emails to deliver actionable insights to our clients. 

In addition, she specialised in developing AI technology and data analytics solutions in the domains of fraud, bribery & corruption, and anti-money laundering. Jania also developed a bespoke AI solution and was acknowledged as an expert/go-to person for unstructured analysis and AI.

Prior to joining Deloitte Nigeria, Jania worked with Ab Initio, Surrey, as a Technology Consultant, where she provided consulting solutions for Big Data handling problems to major banks, telecommunications, financial services, and retail companies across 5 continents. Likewise, she liaised with customers and the development team to assist in solving high-performance and high-complexity data processing challenges.