Arnold Liyai is a Program Manager for US ignite where his responsibilities cut across several programs: US Ignite Forum, where he works with the team on developing workshops around the country and creating playbook materials; CloudLab, where he serves as an evangelist; and a new partnership program with Knight Foundation focused on building funding tools for smart cities.
Prior to joining US Ignite, Arnold worked with Smart City Works, an infrastructure actuator in Virginia as an associate. He spent several years working in the IT Industry in Kenya with Microsoft East and Southern Africa, where he held different positions handling distribution operations, anti-piracy efforts, and local government engagement efforts during his time there. Arnold later worked with Crescentech, a Microsoft partner, as Head of Software in Nairobi.
He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, Kenya and is currently a full-time graduate student pursuing an advanced degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region campus in Alexandria, Virginia.