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Humphrey Obuobi
Product Manager at Recidiviz
Humphrey Obuobi is a product manager at Recidiviz, a non-profit technology company focused on improving criminal justice systems.13 He leads the company's public data efforts, working to make criminal justice data more accessible and insightful for communities and policymakers.1 Obuobi is particularly involved in two key projects:
- Justice Counts: A federally funded initiative to increase nationwide data availability.1
- Spotlight: A public dashboard tool that provides insights into prison, parole, and probation data, highlighting racial disparities in the system.1
Prior to joining Recidiviz in 2020, Obuobi worked as a Product Manager at Google from 2018 to 2020, where he focused on augmented reality and children's content safety in mobile ads.24 He has also held positions at IDEO CoLab, Microsoft, and other organizations.2
Obuobi holds a Bachelor's degree in Bioengineering with a secondary focus in Computer Science from Harvard University.2 His career focus is on designing and building technologies that empower communities and support democratic ideals, with a particular interest in criminal justice reform.4
Outside of work, Obuobi is involved in side projects such as co-hosting Zeitcast, a podcast that explores cultural and technological questions facing young technologists.4
Highlights
a friend just referred to people living in the high rises of downtown Oakland as largely “delivery people”
…which I was confused by, until he clarified he meant that they lived on DoorDash, Amazon, and Instacart. Basically, people who get everything delivered TO them.

