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Nairobi County, Kenya

Chief of Staff to the President & CEO of Mastercard Foundation.

Nairobi, Kenya

• Managing a US$376 million portfolio of programs across Africa focused on enabling work opportunities for young women through entrepreneurship and wage employment across various sectors including agribusiness, financial services, etc. • Leading the design of Pan African initiatives focused on supporting female entrepreneurs with a special focus on young women. • Providing gender focused strategic leadership to thematic units developing strategies and designing programs in the Agrifood… Show more • Managing a US$376 million portfolio of programs across Africa focused on enabling work opportunities for young women through entrepreneurship and wage employment across various sectors including agribusiness, financial services, etc. • Leading the design of Pan African initiatives focused on supporting female entrepreneurs with a special focus on young women. • Providing gender focused strategic leadership to thematic units developing strategies and designing programs in the Agrifood Systems & Climate and Digital Economy sectors.• Working with cross-functional teams across the Foundation to enable young women focused strategies in the Foundation’s priority sectors. Show less

Nairobi, Kenya

Led the Partnerships & Gender Unit responsible for setting the institution’s gender lens investing and partnerships strategy, mobilizing the AECF team, and partnering with stakeholders to achieve AECF’s vision for a prosperous, enterprising, and resilient Africa.Awards● 2021 CEO’s Award for Best Performing Unit of the Year● 2021 CEO’s Award for Best Initiative of the YearAchievements:● Designed and raised US$12.5 million for investments in women owned and… Show more Led the Partnerships & Gender Unit responsible for setting the institution’s gender lens investing and partnerships strategy, mobilizing the AECF team, and partnering with stakeholders to achieve AECF’s vision for a prosperous, enterprising, and resilient Africa.Awards● 2021 CEO’s Award for Best Performing Unit of the Year● 2021 CEO’s Award for Best Initiative of the YearAchievements:● Designed and raised US$12.5 million for investments in women owned and women empowering businesses in Nigeria addressing gender barriers and providing climate smart technologies in the agribusiness sector in Nigeria supported by Global Affairs Canada.● Designed and raised US$9 million for investments in women owned/led companies and women’s producer groups in the agribusiness sector in South Sudan by Global Affairs Canada.● Designed and raised US$7 million for investments in women owned/led companies in the blue economy in Kenya supported by Global Affairs Canada.● Designed and raised US$12.4 million for investments in renewable energy and innovative technology companies in Sudan with a high job creation potential for youth supported by KfW.● Designed and raised US$250,000 from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) for a capacity building programme for female entrepreneurs centred on mentorship, coaching, dedicated access to finance and investment readiness support through the development of a hybrid artificial intelligence powered online platform to improve the AECF’s ecosystem for supporting women entrepreneurs, raising US$1M in additional financing. Show less

Nairobi, Kenya

Portfolio Manager - Investing in WomenAchievements: • Designed, fundraised and set up the Investing in Women Portfolio (https://www.aecfafrica.org/index.php/portfolio/aecf_gender_lens_investment), which is a US$ 5.9 million fund for agribusiness investments in female owned/led companies and enterprises that create economic opportunities for women in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. • Led… Show more Portfolio Manager - Investing in WomenAchievements: • Designed, fundraised and set up the Investing in Women Portfolio (https://www.aecfafrica.org/index.php/portfolio/aecf_gender_lens_investment), which is a US$ 5.9 million fund for agribusiness investments in female owned/led companies and enterprises that create economic opportunities for women in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. • Led the pipeline development and client appraisal including due diligence and selection of women owned/led companies for investing under the Investing in Women portfolio. This included identifying and shortlisting potential investible businesses; conducting and coordinating operational, financial, and strategic due diligence reviews and preparing investment memos; assessing technical capacity gaps and providing technical assistance; reviewing financial models and business plans.• Co-designed a US$15m challenge fund for refugees and host communities in Kenya in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)- ‘Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF)- Private Sector Solutions for Refugee and Host Communities (https://kkcfke.org/). KKCF is a market based solution which seeks to increase greater integration of refugee and host communities through private sector solutions. Gender Advisor• Led the development and implementation of the gender lens investing strategy for the AECF and reviewing investment processes to integrate gender and host inclusive investment approaches. This included the design of tools and providing capacity building to investment staff and portfolio companies to ensure gender is integrated throughout the investment cycle and in business models respectively. Show less

Harare, Zimbabwe

Responsible for running the Commercial & Economic Affairs division with a specific focus on trade development, investment promotion and providing strategic advise to the Dutch government on economic diplomacy. Provided B2B matching making facilities to companies, organised trade missions, commissioned sector specific investment studies, business project feasibility studies and facilitated Public Private Partnerships in the agribusiness, infrastructure and water sectors.

Harare, Zimbabwe

Reponsibile for performing national and local government level gender budget analysis; gender responsive budget expenditure monitoring & tracking; crafting policy briefs & position papers for the agriculture, education and health sectors in Zimbabwe. The emphasis was on conducting evidence based research and providing policy advice to the Zimbabwean government on main-streaming gender in macro-economic policy frameworks.

Masters, Development Finance

Thesis Title: International portfolio flows and exchange rate volatility in Mauritius.

Women As Leaders, Personal And Organisational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Honours In Economics

Activities and Societies: ENACTUS fellow Awarded ENACTUS Spirit Award in France, Singapore & USA for commitment to community development.

Certified Expert In Climate & Renewable Energy Finance