Thierno Neke Diallo is Guinean. He was born in Ivory Coast, then moved to Gabon in central Africa where he got his associate’s degree in chemistry and biology. He emigrated to America in 2002 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the New York City College of Technology. The love of caring for people made him pursue a degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from Lehman College in the Bronx in New York. He currently practices telemedicine as a nurse practitioner and registered nurse in Texas where he has lived since 2021.