Nekpen Osuan Wilson is a certified Executive Coach, tech investor and TEDx Speaker. Her core career offers 15+ years of expertise in business development operations across Finance and Technology developing core digital products and user experience strategies. As a former UN Global Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 5 and Co-Founder of the women’s empowerment nonprofit @WomenWerk, Nekpen leverages her passion for women’s empowerment to advise leaders on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Nekpen serves as a talent and career strategy coach for The Muse, WIN Summit and an Advisor with 81Cents, leveraging her expertise in professional development, human capital strategy and strategies for improving workplace culture. Her work leading WomenWerk has led to brand ambassador roles with Kamala Harris New York,The Council of Urban Professionals, Walkers Legacy Foundation and Forbes Women’s Council.

Nekpen has was recently named a 2022 TEDx Harlem speaker, a 2021 Vital Voices Fellow, a 2019 NYC Five Borough Future Fellow by The Arena, a BlogHer 2018 Voice of the Year, the 2017 Baylor University Young Alumna of the Year, a 2018 92Y Woman in Power Fellow, a 2018 Walkers Legacy Women in Leadership Honoree, and a 2017 Council of Urban Professionals Fellow. Nekpen serves on the DNC’s Young Professionals Committee and Women’s Leadership Forum, and is a volunteer on professional non-profits including Vote Run Lead, The Council of Urban Professionals, The New Leaders Council, and the famed Apollo Theatre.

Nekpen enjoys public speaking and her most notable speaking engagements have been at The White House, Harvard University, SXSW, The Wharton Business School, Columbia University, The United States Military Academy at West Point, The Female Quotient and UNA Women. Nekpen earned her Bachelors from Baylor University and her Masters from Columbia University. She is a mother, STEM inclusion advocate, and enjoys running, traveling and supporting diverse non-profits including The Junior League and The Council of Urban Professionals. In her spare time, she enjoys travel with her family and running.