Harambeans Prosperity Fund

A Harambean (class of 2018) working as a social entrepreneur focused on improving the lives of children in Africa.

Co-founder and director of the South Africa team of online learning company GO1, formerly with Boston Consulting Group, who became a Harambean in 2016.

Author of Harambeans, founding partner of the Harambeans Prosperity Fund, and Founder and Chairman of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance.

Founder and CEO of DTC sleep and wellness company Remi and former investor at Sinai Ventures, BMW i Ventures and OurCrowd, serving on the Harambeans Budget & Audit Committee.

Founding Partner at CRE Venture Capital and former Principal at EL Rothschild, who mentors Harambeans and has invested in Andela and other Harambean-led ventures.

Founder of Africa Foresight Group, an advisory firm helping local companies grow globally, who became a Harambean in 2016.

Founder and CEO of StackShare and a founding member of the Harambe Board of Trustees, part of the inaugural 2008 class of Harambeans.

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and inaugural executive director of the Black Economic Alliance, who advises and mentors Harambeans.

Chief Hospitality Officer of Simba Corporation and hosting partner of the Harambeans Global Summit in Kenya.

Group Strategy Director at Namibia's Pupkewitz Group of Companies and former Head of Sales Insights & Incentives at the Liberty Group.

Served as the Harambeans Prosperity Fund Fellow supporting capital deployment into African startups; a Wharton MBA with experience at Deloitte and Quona Capital.

Assistant professor at Harvard Business School teaching financial reporting and control, and author of case studies on Harambean ventures.

Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact Officer at Cisco and a mentor and partner to many Harambeans.

Former Founding Director of the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation and South Africa Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, advising on social and impact investment.

Head of Africa and a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum, formerly a lawyer at Froriep and the UN tribunal for Rwanda.

British Ambassador to the Holy See and career diplomat who hosts the welcome reception of the biennial Harambeans Forum at the Vatican.

Partner at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners and former Investment Manager at Emerson Collective, who became a Harambean in 2013.

Chief of Staff of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance who drives operational execution and strategic priorities alongside the Executive Chairman.

Senior Vice President at Swiss private equity group Investindustrial who mentors Harambeans and hosts summer seminars for them in Switzerland.

Global entrepreneur, CEO, author and film producer involved in startups such as Priceline/Booking.com and uBid.com, who mentors Harambeans.

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CapitalG since its founding, who hosts Harambeans during Silicon Valley treks.

CEO of International Data Corporation and former CEO of Mint.ai and Ipsos North America, who advises and mentors Harambeans.

Principal at Tectonic Ventures and applied AI researcher, formerly a Senior Lead of Business Innovation at IBM Research, who mentors Harambeans.

First Chief Sustainability Officer of Cisco and emeritus member of the Harambeans Board of Trustees, where she served for nine years.

Freelance designer who served as Harambe's inaugural Director of Design and is a founding member of the Harambe Board of Trustees.

Member of the British House of Lords and former Global Head of Citizenship at KPMG International. He is a mentor to Harambeans and Co-Chair of the Harambeans Global Advisory Board.

CEO of Marhnos, a Mexico City-based construction and infrastructure firm, and an experienced board director who advises the Alliance.

A Harambean (class of 2015) and social entrepreneur who has worked to make open data a public reality in Nigeria.

Professor and Faculty Director of the Global Program at Wharton's Lauder Institute and former Harvard Business School faculty member, supportive of the Harambean mission.

Advisor to US private equity with international work in the agtech software space, previously a Junior Partner at Reciprocus International in Singapore.

Tech Operations Fellow of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance and co-founder of two edtech startups involving virtual reality.

Senior banking executive with over 20 years in commercial and investment banking and capital markets, serving as a partner and advisor to the Alliance.

Head of New Business at SEI and former Managing Director at the London Stock Exchange, Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters, who mentors and invests in Harambeans.

Chairman and CEO of a management and marketing consulting firm, author and speaker on Identity Leadership, who has facilitated leadership sessions with Harambeans.

Lawyer at Ropes & Gray focused on private equity and venture capital transactions, who supports and mentors several Nigeria-based Harambean companies.

Vice President at DCI and former senior U.S. diplomat in sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and the Middle East, serving as an advisor to the Alliance.