Radia
URO-GBELE
Founder & Managing Director — OG IT CONSULTING
Paris, France & Lomé, Togo
Radia Ouro-Gbele is a Franco-Togolese entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert committed to making digital transformation an engine of confidence, growth and sovereignty between African and European continents.
Major Account & Field Experts
After a rich career in leading consulting firms, Radia founded and directed OG IT CONSULTING, where it accompanies energy leaders (Thales / GRDF), aeronautics (Airbus), banking and insurance (AXA) to integrate cybersecurity into their transformation strategies.
She led the security of private accounts at AXA in Paris, defined a resilient security architecture at Total Paris, and deployed privilege access management solutions at GRDF in Paris, missions with high operational stakes among the largest French groups.
International engagement
Present on four continents, Radia has established itself as an indispensable voice on the European and African cybersecurity scene, a panelist at the Montreal InCyber Forum, atAfrica CISO Summit of Nairobi and Cyber Africa Cotonou Forum.
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementationer, CyberArk, Exercise Leadership (HarvardX) and Scrum Master (PeopleCert), it combines technical rigour and strategic vision, accessible to both French and African leaders.
WFP expert — Managing identities and access to privileges
Thales / GRDF · Airbus · AXA · Total — Paris, FranceOver more than 15 years, Radia has established itself as a reference point for the management of identities and access to privileges (MAP) among the largest French groups. She led the security of more than 50,000 privilege accounts at AXA, defined resilient security architectures at Total and deployed WFP solutions at GRDF. These are highly challenging missions where each decision involves the business continuity of the company.
Founder & Managing Director — OG IT CONSULTING
OG IT CONSULTING — Paris, France & Lomé, TogoBased on this field experience, Radia founded OG IT CONSULTING with a clear conviction: SMEs deserve the same level of demand as large groups, without the complexity that goes with it. It builds a double anchoring firm, France and Togo to support the leaders of the two continents towards controlled, insurable and sustainable cybersecurity. A firm business approach, serving decision-making.
President — CHANIL Association
CHANIL Association — FranceConvinced that digital mastery is a lever of emancipation, Radia chairs the Association CHANIL en FranceIt was founded to raise awareness and train young generations, especially women, about cyber security issues. CHANIL is a transmission space: the one where expertise becomes accessible, and where tomorrow's talents trust their place in a sector that needs it.
International Mentor in Cyber Security
CyberSafe Foundation — Washington D.C., Lagos, AccraA mentor for the CyberSafe Foundation, Radia is supporting the next generations of cybersecurity professionals across Africa and the world extending its commitment to a more inclusive and representative sector across borders.
ISO 27001 Lead Implementationer
Implementation of information security management systems
CyberArk Certified
Access to Privileges Management (MAP) — Major deployments
Exercise Leadership — HarvardX
Strategic leadership and decision-making in complex environments
Scrum Master — PeopleCert
Agile piloting of digital transformation projects
2024
InCyber Forum 2024
« Cybercrime: The Art of Incident Response, Blue, Purple and Red »
2024
Nominated Entrepreneur of the year 2024
Entrepreneur of the Year Award Back to Africa
2025
Appointed Entrepreneur of the year 2025
Appointed to the ESDP Entrepreneur of the Year Award, sponsored by Accenture and The Coca-Cola Company.
2025
SAS 2025 — Medal of Merit
Medal of Merit awarded to Radia Ouro-Gbele and Best African Solutions Award awarded to OG IT Consulting.
2025
Africa CISO Summit 2025
« Designing Beyond Compliance Embedding Cybersecurity into Your DNA »
2025
Cyber Africa Forum 2025
French-speaking African Cybersecurity Reference Forum.
CHANIL Association
For Radia, secure technology alone is not enough. Through theAssociation CHANIL en France, which she presides, she raises awareness and trains young generations — in particular women — to make digital literacy a real lever of empowerment and social impact.
CHANIL is much more than a structure: it is a space of transmission, where expertise becomes accessible and where the talents of tomorrow find their place in a sector that needs it. Radia has accompanied several student promotions, creating concrete bridges between academic and professional worlds.
Mentor for the CyberSafe FoundationIt extends this commitment internationally, particularly on the African continent.
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