Product Leader,
Speaker, Investor

Product Management Executive

Ezinne Udezue is a business leader with a unique balance of creative, technical and management experience. She is currently the Vice President of Product at Procore Technologies where she leads Platform Product Initiatives with a special focus in Data and AI and building out the Ecosystem and Marketplace for the Construction Industry.

Prior to joining Procore, she led innovation, growth and platform teams to create value for B2B, B2C and B2B2C companies in industries that include e-commerce, media, advertising, telecom. Through her work with ProductMind – a Product Studio, Techstars and DivInc, she’s worked with startups and Fortune 100 companies as a consultant and mentor.

She is a founding partner in Kernel Fund, a seed and angel funding group for very early stage companies doing business in emerging countries or in benefit to those economies. She invests in companies that address structural gaps in developing countries.

Ezinne has a BSc. in Electrical Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington, where she also serves on the Board of Advisors for the College of Engineering. She holds a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a dual Executive MBA from Columbia University in NY and Haas School of Business – UC Berkeley.

Speaking Engagements

Ezinne Udezue is a keynote speaker and story teller who covers Product  Management, Leadership and Equity & Belonging. 

Attendees describe her presentations as “engaging”, “thought provoking” and “inspiring”.

Popular topics include:

  • Product Systems  – Leverage To PM Performance
  • Product Management  & Pattern Recognition
  • Product Strategy  DeMystified
  • Helping Teams Find Success
  • Leading From The Heart
  • Mastering Change
  • Unmasking – Chasing Belonging
  • Finding Courage

INVESTOR &
FOUNDING PARTNER

Empowering Africa's Next-Gen Entrepreneurs

Kernel Fund is an Angel fund that invests seed capital in early stage companies with high growth potential. Our goal is to provide seed capital and strategic advisory resources to early-stage companies that focus on using technology to fill significant economic and infrastructure gaps for consumers and enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa.