Ory is a Kenyan activist, lawyer, and blogger. She currently holds the position of Director of Investments at
Omidyar Network. She was formerly the Policy Manager for Africa with Google. In 2006 she co-founded the parliamentary watchdog site
Mzalendo (Swahili: "Patriot"). When Kenya was engulfed in violence following a disputed presidential election in 2007, Okolloh helped create
Ushahidi (Swahili: "Witness"), a website that collected and recorded eyewitness reports of violence using text messages and
Google Maps. She also worked as a legal consultant for NGOs and has worked at
Covington and Burling, the
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, and the
World Bank in the past.