Iretiolu Akinrinade is the co-founder and director of network strategy at Nzonzi. For the past 5 years, she has built technical and social infrastructures for expert networks in research and knowledge work across the NGO and public sector. 
Iretiolu Akinrinade also serves as Data & Society’s network engagement manager, working with the strategy and engagement team to grow and support their research network. She manages the affiliate, advisors, and alumni fellows programs, and supports other external engagements through strategic programming and communications. Previously, Ireti was a member of Data & Society’s research team, where she co-authored the report Essentially Unprotected: Health Data and Surveillance of Essential Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic and co-organized the Digital Doppelgangers workshop.
 Ireti holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tulane University in New Orleans Louisiana, and complemented her studies in media and communication as a visiting scholar at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently pursing a masters degree in public administration at the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels School of Government.