Nick Okafor

Nick Okafor (he/him) is a strategist and design researcher, and the founder of trubel&co, a tech-justice nonprofit empowering underserved youth to address complex societal challenges through equitable data analytics, responsible technology, and inclusive design.

trubel&co builds youth power in the digital age by grounding career and technical education in liberatory design and experiential learning. Its flagship program, Mapping Justice, teaches high school students to design geospatial tools for social change—empowering them to take control of their narratives, explore the intersection of race, power, and technology, and create digital apps and dashboards that address community-based challenges.

Nick is currently a graduate student at Stanford University, jointly studying at the School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Education. His research focuses on the practice and pedagogy of liberatory innovation.

Previously, Nick served as a Senior Associate at Sidewalk Labs (Google’s urban innovation arm), where he piloted and scaled emerging products aimed at improving quality of life in cities. He began his career at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he drove change through data-driven insights and organizational development.

Nick holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Development from Washington University in St. Louis. He is deeply committed to ensuring the digital revolution expands opportunity, reduces harm, and helps build liberatory futures for all.