AfroTech Conference 2026

Carrol Chang

CEO, Andela

Track Artificial Intelligence

Biography

Carrol Chang is the Chief Executive Officer of Andela, where she has led the company's evolution to a frontier data and services firm that enables enterprise organizations to adopt and deliver AI at scale. She is a leading voice on how AI is reshaping software engineering, transforming both workflows and the workforce, and the reskilling necessary to compete. She is driven by Andela’s founding mission to connect brilliance with opportunity. Carrol has held positions with Uber, McKinsey & Company, Portraits of Hope, and the administration of President Barack Obama. She holds a BA from Harvard and both a JD and MBA from Northwestern University.

Sessions

  1. The Future of Work has No Borders

    Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT

    Track Artificial Intelligence

    Geography used to define opportunity. Carrol Chang, CEO of Andela, brings a global lens to that shift. Andela's developers have operated in distributed environments out of necessity for years, adapting and upskilling long before distributed work became a Silicon Valley talking point. This session explores how leading organizations are rethinking hiring and workforce strategy in an AI-first world.

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