• Founded Triton Logging in 2000. Led the development of the underwater logging industry through technology design, harvest concession development, inventory assessments, logging services, and eco-wood sales using Triton patented SHARC™ and Sawfish™ Underwater Harvester systems.
• Built commercially successful and award-winning enterprises from the ground up. Managed the development of patented technology and led the commercialization of successful US, Canadian and international operations.
• Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Ziva Dynamics Inc., a software company with the vision to transform human interaction in virtual spaces.
• Consults for Fortune 500 companies and SMEs in North America and Europe to develop and implement results-oriented solutions with a focus on strategic business development, finance, production, and supply chain management.

Education: MSc., Sustainability and Business Practices, University of Bath, B.A. Political Science, McGill University

• Co-Founder and Partner at Serengeti Capital.
• Over 15-years experience in African markets, both in principal and advisory roles covering diverse industries including finance, infrastructure, manufacturing and extractive industries.
• Experienced media entrepreneur. Acted as a principal in a US$40M buyout of 2 TV stations in the USA. Founded a weekly newspaper in the UK, later sold to the Mirror Group. Trained as an investment banker at Rothschild Inc. in NY.

Board roles: African Champion Industries, Farmers Alliance, Afrinvest (Nigeria), Dedeso Holdings Incorporated, Serengeti Capital.

Education: MBA, London Business School, B.A. Economics, Vassar College.

• Founder and CEO of Invictus Africa Group
• Over 15-years investment banking experience, extensively involved in sourcing, structuring, implementing and monitoring various private equity investments in African markets
• Former acting CEO and a co-founder of Shanduka Group, a South African investment company that has a multi-industry portfolio of 30+ investments valued in excess of $1 billion.  Also previously the Managing Director of Shanduka’s R300 million private equity fund, Shanduka Value Partners Fund I

Board roles: Invictus Africa Group, Stanbic Bank Ghana

Education: MBA, Harvard Business School, B.A. Economics, Georgetown University

• Co-Founder and Partner at Serengeti Capital.
• Over 15 years of investment and economic development experience in emerging markets across Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.
• Former Head of Africa Real Estate, Renaissance Partners and Director of Investment Banking and Finance, Renaissance Capital.
• Former Investment Officer at IFC. Structured and executed over US$1billion of debt and equity investments in Latin America, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe.

Board Roles: Voltacars Rental Services, Farmers Alliance, Dedeso Holdings Incorporated, Serengeti Capital.

Education: MBA, Univ. of Chicago Booth School of Business; BSc. Business Administration & Management, Boston University

• Founded Clark Sustainable Resource Developments (CSRD), focused on salvaging and marketing tropical forests submerged by Lake Volta. Negotiated ground-breaking concession for salvaging timber in Lake Volta, and raised over US$20M in various rounds from investors including Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital.
• Professor of Practice in Corporate Social Responsibility at McGill University. Led the development and delivery of Executive Programs in CSR Strategy and Management in Canada and in Africa.
• President of CSR Training Institute, a global presence in social responsibility and sustainability strategy, training and implementation.
• Consults globally on social responsibility, sustainability, and strategy for leading natural resource companies

Board roles: Founding Member of the Advisory Board of the EU Africa Chamber of Commerce, Former Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Council on Africa, Chairman of the Middle East North Africa CSR Summit (2016), EU Africa CSR Dialogues.

Education: Professor of Practice in Corporate Social Responsibility at McGill University, MSc., Management, Stanford University Graduate School of Business