Temitope Ogundipe

Temitope (Tope) Ogundipe is a pastor at The Governing Church, Yaba Centre in Lagos, and the Founder and Executive Director of TechSocietal. A committed wife and dedicated mother, she brings experience in Christian ministry, family life and professional leadership.

Through her pastoral ministry, Tope teaches on Christian faith and spiritual growth. Her messages form part of the church’s publicly available teaching archive.

Professionally, Tope has more than 15 years of experience in digital rights, online safety and technology policy. At TechSocietal, she leads work to promote safer, more inclusive digital spaces, particularly for women, children and underserved communities. Her focus includes platform accountability, protection from online harm and expanding access to digital opportunities.

She previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Africa Programs Director at Paradigm Initiative, helping develop and expand digital inclusion and internet freedom programmes across Africa. Her wider experience spans research, policy advocacy, programme management and capacity building with civil society organisations, technology companies and international development partners.

Tope is an alumna of the University of York, Obafemi Awolowo University, Harvard Kennedy School and Lagos Business School.

Her experience across ministry, professional leadership and family life offers students and graduates a perspective on living out their faith, developing their careers and contributing responsibly to society.