Tech lawyer, Gala Auctioneer, Executive Consultant. Operating in the SSA region and based in East Africa since 2016. Early career experience working in Risk Assurance, Cybersecurity, and Information Systems audits at PwC, coupled with Bar exams in New York in 2012. An attorney-at-law in good standing for 12 years. Tech law lead consultant at a prominent Kenyan law firm and in house with a group of investors with interests in regulated industries and licensed activities across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Time spent and legal projects completed in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Cotes D’Ivoire, DRC, and Cameroon. Collaborations with leading law firms in each jurisdiction. An avid interest in emerging legal trends particularly Fintech, AI, Blockchain, Crypto and Esports regulation.Bachelor of Business and Law with an MA in international relations, the dissertation examining Sino-African relations. A licensed auctioneer and property services practitioner in Ireland for ten years. Managed the family business - Mealy's Auction House (established 1934) - during the most difficult years of the Irish economic crisis. Collaborated on various joint ventures with Christie’s, the global leader in fine art auctions. Co-Founder and trustee at the SCOOP Foundation, a registered Irish charity from 2009 to 2023. Co-founder and director of newly incorporated Irish social enterprise, Sumgood Ventures CLG.