“I don't think it's any secret that there's a lack of diversity in Silicon Valley. But that, to me, is actually quite beautiful. It allows me to be fully me because there is no one else to look at and say, 'Oh, I should be more like that.'”

Ghanaian-American businessperson and marketing executive

Bozoma Saint John is a Ghanaian-American businessperson and marketing executive. Born Bozoma Afiba Mamekyi Saint John-Watson, she has held senior roles across major media and consumer companies, including Netflix, Uber, Endeavor, Apple Music and PepsiCo. She was chief marketing officer at Netflix from August 2020 to March 2022. Before that, she was chief brand officer at Uber, then chief marketing officer at Endeavor, and earlier a marketing executive at Apple Music after it acquired Beats Music. From 2005 to 2014, she worked at PepsiCo, where she rose to head music and entertainment marketing. In 2021, Leading Ladies Africa named her among its Top 50 Most Influential Female Leaders in Africa in the corporate and business sphere.