Philip Walker

Philip was most recently co-head of private equity investments at Asteria Obviam, with a lead responsibility for investment and portfolio construction in Africa. Prior to Obviam, Philip was a founding member of the team that developed and launched the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Philip has a master’s degree in finance from London Business […]

Cameron Khosrowshahi

Formerly Managing Director of the Investment Team at Prosper Africa and director of the INVEST initiative. Cameron gained extensive coalition management experience managing Prosper Africa and USAID’s Institutional Investor Initiative, a collaboration with the US and African pension communities that has mobilized over $1.7 billion in institutional capital commitments. Cameron is a graduate of Johns […]

Mari Blumenthal

Mari leads communications for the UK government’s MOBILIST programme and has worked on development finance projects across Africa and the Middle East. She has worked with clients including the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Bloomberg LP, and BlackRock Asset Management. A former financial journalist, Mari holds Honours degrees in both Economics and Journalism from Stellenbosch University.

Mira Ivanova

Mira Ivanova is a senior associate at the CDFS. Her prior professional experience includes roles at KPMG, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), PwC Luxembourg, and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN). She holds degrees in Economics and Political Science from Otto-Friedrich University, Goethe University Frankfurt, as well as a certificate […]

Wuraola Okuwobi

Wuraola is a Master’s in Finance student at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). As a Wallenberg fellow, she completed an internship GEF Capital Partners. Prior to SSE, Wuraola worked in the international tax divisions at PwC and Andersen where she advised multinationals and domestic group companies on related party transactions. In addition she sits […]

Hjalmar Haglund

Hjalmar Haglund is an associate at the CDFS. His prior professional experience includes roles at the French Ministry of the Interior, the French National Assembly, Doctors of the World, and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Paris. He holds degrees in public law, history, and political science from Paris-Dauphine University, École Pratique des Hautes Études, […]

Vitaliia Puzina

Vitaliia is a third-year Global Management student at American University Kyiv. She completed a CLO internship at KKR in Dublin, gaining experience in finance, credit markets, and investment operations. She has developed a strong understanding of financial processes in an international environment and is particularly interested in global finance and analytics, with a focus on […]

British A. Robinson

British has a wealth of experience in driving inclusive growth and investment across the continent of Africa. She currently serves as Chair, Africa at the Milken Institute, and previously led as Coordinator for Prosper Africa. She holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University, and honorary doctorates from Fairfield University […]

John Kristensen

John is COO of Astrid, an EdTech venture he co-founded after a career in development finance and investment banking. Previously, as head of fund investments at Swedfund, John built and managed one of the largest impact investment portfolios of its kind in the Nordics. Prior to Swedfund, he worked at Aviva plc and Merrill Lynch […]

Gary Forster

Gary Forster is CEO of Publish What You Fund, where he leads work on development finance transparency, private capital mobilisation, climate finance, and impact reporting. Previously, he was CEO of Transaid, working on transport, health systems, and Ebola response programmes across sub-Saharan Africa. Gary brings extensive experience in development finance, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making.