Oke Okaro
Oke Okaro | |
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 Oke Okaro in Lagos, Nigeria on 3 May 2015 | |
| Alma mater | M.B.A. Wharton School, Bsc. University of Hertfordshire |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Product Officer at Reuters, SVP of Business Operations at Disney, VP of Digital Experience at Verizon, SVP of Mobile at Bloomberg L.P., VP & GM of Mobile at ESPN |
Oke Okaro is a Nigerian technology executive and pioneering innovator in the mobile technology industry. He is the Chief Product Officer at Reuters. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President (SVP) of Business Operations at Disney where he worked for the global technology organization behind Disney's Media and Entertainment brands[1] He founded ESPN Mobile in 2004[2] and ESPN Interactive TV in 2005.[3] In 2010,[4] he started the mobile business at Bloomberg L.P. In 2015, he founded Burner [5] a wellness technology platform. In 2017, Oke worked as the VP of Digital Experience at Verizon.[6]
Okaro created the first third-party video streaming app for Apple Inc.'s iOS platform with his team at ESPN. He presented the app for ESPN on stage during the IOS 3 release event in 2009.[7] Okaro also created the first iOS app with push notifications[8] which he demonstrated at the iPhone OS 3 release event. Okaro also created the first iOS app to use Apple's subscription service when he launched the Bloomberg Businessweek+ app in April 2011. He was a co-creator of BREW (binary runtime for wireless), the first mobile application development and distribution platform created by Qualcomm.[9] In 2001, Okaro was among the first people in the U.S. to create mobile apps. Okaro has 12 U.S. patents for mobile technology.[10]
Education[edit]
Okaro obtained an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire in 1996, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (24 May 2021). "Disney Restructures, Expands Media & Entertainment Distribution Tech Team To Support Digital Growth". Yahoo. Yahoo. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Bloomberg Hires ESPN's Okaro as Global Head of Mobile". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Latest iPhone apps bring new features — and costs". Retrieved 12 July 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Bloomberg's head of mobile is leaving to launch a new startup". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "For Burner staff, Buffalo lifestyle makes long hours easier". UpstartNY. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (24 May 2021). "Disney Restructures, Expands Media & Entertainment Distribution". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Fortt, Jon. "Live: iPhone 3.0 event at Apple". Fortune. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Push notifications on the iPhone: once bitten, twice shy?". Macworld. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Bloomberg's Former Head Of Mobile Oke Okaro On How Smartphones Will Fuel Innovation In Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Oke Okaro Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.