Evelyn Ayivor

Evelyn Rekia Ayivor is a results-driven trade and investment strategist with over 15 years of experience mobilizing capital, unlocking market access, and driving policy reforms across West Africa. She has led transformative, multimillion-dollar programs – including USAID’s $108M West Africa Trade & Investment Hub – that generated over $400M in private sector investment and created thousands of jobs.

Her career spans senior leadership roles with USAID, the World Bank, and other multilateral partners, where she has overseen high-impact portfolios advancing agribusiness, energy, health, tourism, and infrastructure. At the World Bank, she directed the Trade Facilitation West Africa Program, spearheading the rollout of the SIGMAT customs system across ECOWAS countries and driving regulatory alignment that improved cross-border efficiency.

Evelyn is deeply versed in the mechanics of regional integration, having advised governments, ECOWAS, and WAEMU on harmonizing trade and investment frameworks. She is recognized for translating complex policy into actionable market strategies, forging powerful public–private partnerships, and ensuring alignment with AfCFTA and other regional priorities.

Her experience is complemented by a strong financial foundation from prior roles at Nestlé and Daimler Chrysler, and she brings multilingual fluency (English, French, Twi, Ga) that enables seamless engagement across diverse West African markets. Currently completing a PhD in Management, she blends rigorous technical knowledge with hands-on deal-making expertise to deliver investor-ready solutions that accelerate sustainable growth