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 from a global talent marketplace into an AI-native data and services company powering AI transformation for global enterprises. Carrol is the visionary behind Andela’s proven Assess, Learn, Deploy approach to guaranteeing technical talent and has been quoted in outlets like Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, The Washington Post, and The Register. Since joining Andela, the company has been named in the top 1% of WorkTech Companies by TIME.

Sessions

  1. How AI Is Transforming the Workplace

    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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