Leonida is the Research & AI Lead at LDRI. She is also the founder of Intelipro, an African company that builds data analytics platforms for financial and retail institutions.  She is an experienced data scientist, published in several peer-reviewed journals, and a sought-after global keynote speaker on the opportunities of big data and AI to improve access to financial services, climate-smart agriculture, and good governance.  She holds a BSc. in Actuarial Science and a Masters in Business Analytics and Big Data. She was privileged to be named one of Forbes Africa’s Top 30 under 30 in 2018.