CEI Africa

Program manager and SME support specialist with over ten years focused on African markets and cross-sector partnership development.

Independent director with expertise in financial services, emerging markets, and governance. She helped establish Austria's development bank OeEB and served a decade on its Executive Board, and now sits on boards of microfinance funds and a microfinance bank.

Chairs CEI Africa's Supervisory Council. She has been with KfW since 1993, overseeing an infrastructure portfolio focused on renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy access, and transport, with over 30 years in financial services and development.

Market development support officer who previously worked as an independent agri-business consultant in Kenya.

Legal counsel for direct investments who joined Triple Jump in 2024. She previously worked at an Amsterdam corporate services provider on corporate legal, private equity, and debt matters, with over ten years of legal experience.

Impact investment expert on the Supervisory Council. He began in corporate and investment banking in 1995, later served as CIO and Deputy CEO of responsAbility Investments, and since 2018 has advised impact ventures as an independent board member.

COO on CEI Africa's Executive Board. Previously spent over 12 years at Kempen Capital Management in fund structuring and operations roles, and worked as a private banker at Van Lanschot Bankiers.

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with five years of experience in dispute resolution and energy law, leading preparation of grant and concessional loan agreements for CEI Africa's RBF window. She holds an LL.M. in International Energy Law from the University of Dundee.

ESG professional with over five years integrating ESG standards into clean energy investment portfolios across Sub-Saharan Africa. He previously worked as an environmental and social safeguards consultant on World Bank and EU-funded energy access projects.

Director of GreenMax's Africa Transaction Advisory Group with more than a decade in on- and off-grid renewable energy project development and power sector planning in Africa. He is leading GreenMax's launch of the GreenStreet Africa Development Company in Nigeria.

Investment manager with over 15 years in impact investing across emerging markets. He previously worked as an engineer in the power plant industry and as a cleantech venture capital specialist.

Risk and investment professional with over four years in finance supporting the implementation of CEI Africa's RBF window. He previously spent three years on the risk management team at the African Guarantee Fund.

Project manager with more than ten years in renewable energy financing off-grid projects in Africa. Before joining Triple Jump in early 2023, she set up a World Bank-funded results-based finance facility for off-grid solar in Madagascar.

Senior advisor supporting the Smart Outcomes component of CEI Africa's RBF window with ten years in international cooperation, rural electrification, and renewable energy. He previously served as Rural Electrification Advisor at GiZ in Benin and Togo.

Corporate secretary who previously practiced corporate ethics, international contract, and trade law in Latin America. She also worked at the Registry of the International Criminal Court and provided pro bono legal services in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Legal professional experienced in corporate and commercial law, investment transactions, and regulatory compliance who supports CEI Africa's implementation, including grant agreements and legal review. She holds an LL.B. from the University of Nairobi.

Fund administrator who previously supervised financial institutions at the National Bank of Georgia. She holds a business administration degree from the Free University of Tbilisi and is pursuing the CFA charter.

Investment associate with over four years in impact investing, having worked on investment teams at Lendahand and Persistent focusing on off-grid energy and financial institutions. He holds a master's in management engineering with a finance major.

Manages the technical assistance component of the CEI Africa Foundation at GreenMax. He has a decade in the development sector, including five years developing and operating green mini-grids in Tanzania, and holds an M.Sc. in Economics from Umea University.

Fund accounting manager with over ten years in private equity fund reporting and audit. He previously worked at PwC in Luxembourg and Zurich, is a CFA charterholder, and holds a master's in market finance from Toulouse.

CEO and co-founder of Triple Jump responsible for overall strategy, business development, and portfolio management; sits on CEI Africa's Executive Board. Previously held banking and consulting roles at FMO, KBC, and ING Bank.

Joined Triple Jump in 2025 supporting CEI Africa's technical assistance projects spanning ESG, market insights, and business development. Previously a manager in DAI Global's Sustainable Business Group advising energy sector clients.

Joined Triple Jump in 2023 supporting the project management team for CEI Africa. She co-founded Urban Sprout, a vertical agriculture startup in Kenya, and gained experience in Israel supporting greenhouse development.