Kelechukwu Iruoma is a multi-award-winning journalist and strategic communications expert with a track record of using storytelling, communications, and partnerships to drive social and environmental change.

He has reported for NPR, Al Jazeera, Devex, Thomson Reuters Foundation, African Business Magazine, The Fish Site, TRT World, Global Sisters Report, and several other international media organizations.

His work has increasingly focused on environmental sustainability, climate change, and the challenges facing vulnerable communities.

He previously served as the Nigeria Representative for international environmental nonprofits Wild Africa and WildAid, where he developed and implemented communications campaigns on conservation and environmental issues and built strategic partnerships with government agencies, media organisations, NGOs, foreign embassies, influencers, and local communities.

He currently serves as Communications Manager at HERA, a women-led climate adaptation organisation focused on solutions that protect the health, income, and dignity of women on the frontlines of extreme heat. At HERA, he leads and supports external communications efforts that amplify the experiences of women impacted by climate-driven extreme heat and communicate practical solutions for building climate resilience.

Kelechukwu is particularly interested in the intersection of communication, climate change, adaptation, development, and inclusive climate resilience, and in using evidence and storytelling to connect communities, policymakers, and other stakeholders around solutions.

He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mass communication from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Arizona State University, respectively.