# Jeremy Hodara

> Jeremy Hodara is a French entrepreneur who co-founded Jumia and served as its group co-CEO until November 2022. An HEC Paris graduate and former McKinsey consultant, he helped build its marketplace, logistics and payments operations and take it public in 2019. Based in Dubai, he subsequently co-founded EasyGarden with his wife, Angela, and works in teaching, governance and advisory roles; Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi lists him as an adjunct associate professor.

- **Role:** Adjunct Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi; Co-founder of EasyGarden; Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company
- **Organizations:** Jumia Group (former co-founder and co-CEO), EasyGarden, McKinsey & Company, Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi
- **From:** Paris, France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master’s in management, HEC Paris
- **Known for:** Co-founded Jumia and helped build its marketplace, logistics and payments operations., Helped lead Jumia through its 2016 unicorn valuation and April 2019 NYSE listing., Co-founded EasyGarden with Angela Hodara.

## Career timeline

- **2001–2005** — Studied at HEC Paris; undertook a L’Oréal internship in Malaysia during his studies.
- **2006–2012** — Worked at McKinsey & Company, specialising in retail and e-commerce; worked in France, India and the United States.
- **2012** — Co-founded Jumia, which began operations in Nigeria; served as group co-CEO with Sacha Poignonnec.
- **2016** — Jumia attained a private valuation of at least $1 billion.
- **2019-04** — Jumia listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- **2022-11** — Jumia announced Hodara and Poignonnec’s departure as co-CEOs on 7 November; Francis Dufay became acting CEO.
- **2024-02** — Publicly introduced EasyGarden, a landscaping and maintenance venture with his wife, Angela, and described continuing as a McKinsey senior adviser.
- **2026-10** — Verified on the faculty roster as an adjunct associate professor of management and organizations at Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi; observation date, not an appointment date.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Jumia and helped build its marketplace, logistics and payments operations.
- Helped lead Jumia through its 2016 unicorn valuation and April 2019 NYSE listing.
- Co-founded EasyGarden with Angela Hodara.
- Earned NACD Directorship Certification in October 2023, according to his public LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi’s faculty page lists Hodara as an adjunct associate professor of management and organizations; verified in October 2026, with no appointment date inferred.
- **2025-11** — His public LinkedIn profile lists a NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight issued in November 2025.
- **2024-02** — Announced EasyGarden with Angela, described board and investment committee work and confirmed his McKinsey senior advisory activity.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyhodara/

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