As Strategy Lead for Cloud Customer Engineering at Google, Cheikh Atayi plays a pivotal role in shaping strategic initiatives across the UK, Ireland, and Sub-Saharan Africa. With a strong foundation in strategy, finance, and operations, Cheikh is adept at crafting effective go-to-market approaches, optimising operational efficiency, and cultivating successful people organisations. 
 

He is a strong advocate for harnessing AI to refine internal processes and, crucially, to empower Google's Customer Engineers in guiding clients through significant industry transformations powered by AI. Cheikh's career prior to Google includes co-founding CoinWisely, a cryptocurrency consulting startup, and serving in Finance leadership capacities at leading internet unicorns like BlaBlaCar and Jumia Group.