Ekpe Okorafor, PhD is a Nigerian-American academic in computer science and technology. He is an expert in big data and analytics. Okorafor is a deep subject matter expert and principal in Accenture Digital, providing thought leadership. In 2010, he established the High Performance Computing Centres for Excellence in Africa (Nigeria and Ethiopia) that focuses on leveraging massively parallel computing platforms to solve regional problems through simulation and modelling.

He is also the founder of Radicube Technologies, a research consulting firm.