Nelly Chatué Diop

Nelly Chatué Diop
Born1984 or 1985
Died (aged 41)
EducationÉcole Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon
HEC Paris (MBA)
London Business School
OccupationComputer scientist

Nelly Chatué Diop (1984 or 1985 – 8 January 2026) was a Cameroonian computer scientist.[1]

Life and career

Born in Cameroon, Chatué was awarded a scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study at the École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon.[2] In 2006, she began her MBA program at HEC Paris, during which she participated in an exchange program at London Business School.[2]

At the beginning of her career, Chatué specialized in data and blockchains.[3] She worked as a software developer in London before returning to France to work for an American SME.[4] In 2013, she established the pricing and data department at Groupe Casino, creating similar departments at Darty in 2015 and Betclic in 2017.[4]

In 2020, Chatué ventured into entrepreneurship, founding the startup Ejara.io with Baptiste Andrieux, which was a blockchain-based mobile investment platform designed for the French, African, and diaspora markets.[5] Her mission was to democratize cryptocurrency.[4] By October 2021, she had raised US$2 million for the firm.[6]

In 2013, she was the recipient of the "Femme Engagée" prize in the French large-scale retail sector.[7] In 2018, she was included among the top ten data directors in Europe.[8] In May 2020, she was included in a global list of influential women in data leadership by CDO Magazine.[9] In June 2020, she was named one of the top 100 Global Data Visionaries.[10]

Chatué Diop died following a sudden illness on 8 January 2026, at the age of 41.[11]

References

  1. ^ Ndom, Alain-Claude (9 January 2026). "Cameroun – Mort choc de Nelly Chatue-Diop, icône fintech africaine". 237online.com (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Nelly Chatue-Diop, une Tech Entrepreneur de génie". Cameroon CEO (in French). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Nelly Chatue-Diop". F6S (in French).
  4. ^ a b c "Cameroun : Nelly Chatue-Diop, une geek qui promeut l'investissement dans les crypto-monnaies en Afrique". Africa Women Experts (in French). April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ Mbiandou, Douglas (26 February 2021). "[Cameroun] Parcours de Nelly CHATUE DIOP, Co-fondatrice et CEO de EJARA". 10000 Codeurs (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ "La fintech camerounaise Ejara lève plus d'un milliard de FCFA pour dynamiser son offre de services financiers". Investir au Cameroun (in French). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ^ Sassonia, Claire (8 March 2013). "Les femmes à l'honneur dans la grande distribution". Aufeminin (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Chief Data Officers keeping your data productive, efficient and fruitful". EM360Tech. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ "CDO Magazine Announces Its 2020 List of Global Data Power Women". CDO Magazine. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Meet the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries: These are the leaders who are vividly innovating with analytics without compromising on trust and privacy". Hottopics.ht. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022.
  11. ^ Velluet, Quentin (10 January 2026). "Nelly Chatue-Diop, pionnière de la crypto pour tous en Afrique, est morte". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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