From investment opportunity to execution.

Capital Raising & Blended Finance

Build a credible investment case, structure the right mix of capital, and connect with financiers whose requirements match your business.

• Designed a transaction delivering $75M in equity and more than $6M in technical assistance to African SMEs, bringing together a private equity fund and four development finance institutions.
• Structured a $60M DFC credit guarantee to expand financing for renewable energy and agribusiness in Nigeria.
• Raised $30M through private placements and supported $40M in acquisitions, combining financial analysis, transaction preparation and investor engagement.

Trade, Export & Market Access

Identify routes to market, address trade barriers, and strengthen the systems and relationships needed to sell across borders.

• Enabled $500M+ in private investment and a $200M+ export boost through East African trade and investment initiatives.
• Led West Africa’s Trade & Investment Hub, catalyzing more than $400M in private investment across multiple sectors.
• Helped restore European market access for Kenyan produce through horticultural traceability and advanced SIGMAT customs transit integration across West Africa.

Agribusiness & Value-Chain Growth

Strengthen the sourcing, financing, production and market relationships that turn agricultural potential into a stronger commercial business.

• Increased participating Tanzanian businesses’ annual sales by 65% and designed a seed-production partnership delivering 4,500 metric tons annually.
• Mobilized more than $40M in private investment in Nigeria through partnerships with over 300 exporters, aggregators and SMEs.
• Managed West African shea sourcing and supply chains serving a U.S. processing facility, connecting regional production with international markets.

Energy & Infrastructure Finance

Move power and infrastructure opportunities forward through financing structures, regulatory strategy and partnerships grounded in the realities of project delivery.

• Orchestrated a $36.1M co-bond guarantee with InfraCredit and GEL Utility to support power infrastructure in Nigeria.
• Structured a $50M credit guarantee for a major Ugandan power utility, addressing a significant constraint on infrastructure financing.
• Expanded mini-grid and transmission-grid connections reaching nearly 100,000 people in Nigeria, working with the World Bank and the Nigerian Rural Electrification Authority.

Government Relations & Regulatory Strategy

Understand the policy landscape, build institutional alignment, and address regulatory barriers that constrain investment, market entry and expansion.

• Secured import-duty exemptions that saved a U.S.-backed solar company $15M, removing a significant barrier to market entry and expansion.
• Helped shape Tanzania’s private-sector development policy and public-private partnership framework, including legislation, regulations and implementation guidance.
• Led multi-donor coordination and represented development partners in national policy platforms chaired by Tanzania’s Prime Minister’s Office, aligning funding and institutional priorities.

Financial Controls & Audit Readiness

Strengthen financial reporting, internal controls and fiduciary oversight so lenders, investors and partners can assess your business with confidence.

• Directed accounting, budgeting, payments and audit oversight across five West African country offices, leading a 40-person regional team.
• Delivered audit expertise through Deloitte and federal inspector-general offices, including financial oversight of major U.S. Defense and Homeland Security agencies.
• Completed fiduciary risk assessments and supported direct financing arrangements with Liberia’s health ministry and electricity utility.

Environmental & Social Risk Management

Identify environmental and social risks early, strengthen community engagement, and build safeguards systems that support financing, implementation and accountability.

• Conducted safeguards reviews for investments involving the World Bank and IFC, alongside field audits and negotiations on corrective actions.
• Established grievance mechanisms, safeguards reporting and guidance for Indigenous Peoples’ engagement across Congo Basin programs.
• Integrated safeguards and rights-based governance into a $250M regional environment portfolio spanning five Congo Basin countries.

In-Country Operations & Project Delivery

Build the operating foundations for execution, from premises and procurement to vendor management, partner coordination and multi-country delivery.

• Managed more than €20M in projects, overseeing procurement, contracting, compliance, implementation and operational risk.
• Directed regional delivery across 10 African countries and 32 programs, leading a 47-person team and managing more than $100M in annual funding.
• Sustained field operations during the West African Ebola epidemic and Gabon’s 2023 coup, maintaining program continuity and supporting partner safety.

Climate & Conservation Finance

Develop climate and conservation financing strategies, align public and private partners, and prepare programs for investment and implementation.

• Directed a $250M Congo Basin environment program and a $120M West Africa climate, conservation and water portfolio, connecting regional strategy with funding and implementation.
• Worked with the UK and DRC governments on the Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership DRC Country Package, advancing enabling conditions for jurisdictional carbon programs and policy reform.
• Launched SERVIR West Africa with NASA and regional higher-education institutions, expanding access to geospatial tools for forest monitoring, land-use planning and climate early warning.