NY J01464

New York Senate Resolution honoring Dr. Mark Matunga for receiving the Strategic Innovation Award in Business Development & Technology from Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards, Inc. on February 25, 2026

Dr. Matunga is President and Co-founder of SIMBA AI, an artificial intelligence company incorporated in New York and Nairobi that develops Large Language Model (LLM) technologies

Serves as President and CEO of the Africa Center for Advanced Technology (ACAT) and Executive Chairman of the Cyber Security Institute (CSI)

Previously held senior leadership positions at Intel Corporation (5 years as Director of Corporate Affairs for East Africa) and Microsoft Corporation (10 years across East and Southern Africa)

Holds a doctorate from United Graduate College and serves on multiple government bodies including as Chairman of the Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies Taskforce for Kenya's Office of the President