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Jewel Ifeguni
Producer, Speaker, Writer, Director, and TV Host
Bio
Jewel Ifeguni is a Producer, Speaker, Writer, Director, and TV Host committed to building an inclusive world through media and tech. In 2021, she was named one of the 50 Women to Watch in Entrepreneurship - Women Doing it Big. Jewel was born in Nigeria and came to America at a very young age. Her specific experiences of racism, especially in the tech world, inspired her to create her own Media company, YouMatter Studios at the age of 19. She is currently a Technical PM at Microsoft, with former software engineering experience at Microsoft and Google. All while, leading her company that is responsible for award-wining content & driving key conversations. She is currently the Executive Producer of the upcoming DocuSeries How We Got Here. Her other producing, directing, and writing credits include: The Drive, (A six-time festival award-winning VR film.) We Will Slay, (A short film on women's empowerment.) and The Story of Sandra Bland, (A VR short film, honoring Sandra Bland and her experience at the hands of injustice.)