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Ismail Eleburuike

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Manager at Black Box
📍 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Ismail Eleburuike is the Founder and CEO of the EdTech platform SchoolTry. His background includes managing a €15M data center retrofit project for Facebook and leading cloud service deliveries for major telecoms providers. Colleagues describe him as highly driven, resourceful, and dedicated, with degrees from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Blekinge Institute of Technology.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Ismail values his long-term professional connections, often sharing moments when he reconnects with former colleagues. He also attends and celebrates family milestones, such as his childrens school graduations, finding value in those full-circle moments where personal and professional lives intersect.

He once managed a team of 50 people for a multi-million euro global data center connectivity project at Facebook.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Manager
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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EdTech Innovation
As the Founder and CEO of SchoolTry, he is directly involved in building technology to improve the educational ecosystem for students and schools.
Leadership Philosophy
He has shared his belief in a hands-off leadership approach that focuses on setting clear expectations and empowering his team to succeed.
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Career

Work history

3-2021 - 10-2024
Manager
Black Box
3-2021 - 10-2024
Manager
Facebook
10-2020
Founder & CEO
SchoolTry
6-2018 - 3-2021
Customer Project Manager, Operation Nordic
GTT
11-2017 - 6-2018
Project Manager - Customer Operation Nordic
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In the press

Media appearances

SchoolTry founder Talks ON FIDELITY SME. Featured in SchoolTry Blog
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On Powering Education with Technology – A Conversation with Ismail Eleburuike (Founder & CEO, SchoolTry). Featured in Narratives of Purpose Podcast
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Education
2010 - 2011
MSc
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2008 - 2010
MSc.
Blekinge Institute of Technology
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