Ory is currently a Partner at Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, a pan-African focused venture capital firm that backs exceptional founders in and from Africa. Previously, Ory was the Managing Director, Omidyar Network Africa. Prior to this, Ory led Google’s policy and strategy for Africa. She was responsible for managing government relations and driving the implementation of policies that increased Internet access and supported the growth of local online content. Ory was also at the forefront of developing technology innovation as a founding member of Ushahidi. Ory is also the co-founder of Mzalendo, a website that tracks the performance of Kenyan MPs.

Ory earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh. Ory serves on the Board of Directors of several organisations including the East African Breweries Limited, Deloitte Africa, the Van Leer Group, and the Adecco Group Foundation. She previously served on the Board of Safaricom PLC, the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company, and Stanbic Bank Kenya. In 2011 Ory was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and in 2014 she was named Time 100’s most influential people in the world.