Gladys Nelly Kimani

Gladys Nelly Kimani is a Kenyan educator and tech entrepreneur, recognized among Kenya’s Top 40 Under 40 Women in 2019. At 32, she founded Class Teacher Network, a school management app that enhances teacher-parent communication and streamlines administrative tasks. Inspired by her experience managing a class of 55 students, she developed the app to address inefficiencies in the education sector. In 2019, she won the Best Education Digital and Tech Innovation Award at the Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative in Morocco, beating 2,000 applicants across Africa. By 2021, over 200 schools had adopted her platform, impacting thousands of students and parents.