Mamobo Ogoro is a social psychologist and award-winning social entrepreneur who has dedicated her career to reimagining democracy as a space of inclusion, belonging and cultural equity. Born in Nigeria and raised in Ireland, her lived experience navigating identity, race and belonging has shaped both her personal mission and professional vision to unify across societal divides. With a PhD in social psychology from the University of Limerick, Mamobo founded GORM in 2020, a social enterprise whose name, meaning "blue" in Irish, symbolizes "Duine Gorm" (People of Colour in Irish).
In just under five years, GORM has become a national movement of impact, engaging over 18,000 community members online, training more than 4,000 professionals in intercultural competence and anti-racism, and supporting over 100 young people from marginalized backgrounds to access Ireland's media industry. Through GORM, Mamobo has created a tangible framework for fostering democratic resilience that connects boardrooms to streets and policies to people. As Ireland's youngest and first Black host on NewstalkFM, her national show "Younified" reaches 10,000 weekly listeners, while her work as the first Irish Echoing Green Fellow continues the legacy of previous fellows, including Michelle Obama.
Mamobo's leadership approach combines evidence-based expertise with radical empathy, meeting polarization and far-right discourse not with defensiveness, but with dialogue. Her work represents democracy in action — participatory, redistributive and visionary, as she opens spaces, builds bridges and humanizes complex social issues, while maintaining hope and humor in the face of resistance.
