Ham Serunjogi
Ham Serunjogi is a Ugandan entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Chipper Cash, a financial technology company that offers cross-border payment services in Africa.
Early life and education
Serunjogi was born and raised in Uganda. He attended the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, where he served as president of the Student Representative Council. During this time, he also represented Uganda in swimming at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. After completing his secondary education, Serunjogi received a scholarship to study in the United States. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in Economics in 2016. While at Grinnell, he was an active member of the swim team and co-developed an app that allowed users to send short, encrypted voice recordings.Career
After graduating, Serunjogi worked at Meta's office in Dublin, Ireland. In 2018, he co-founded Chipper Cash with Maijid Moujaled, whom he had met at Grinnell College, a platform which provides cross-border payment services across Africa. The platform expanded its operations to several countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda and United States.In 2023, Serunjogi was appointed as Inaugural Member of President Biden’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States.