CJ Fonzi
InvestorCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Africa Climate Ventures
Nairobi County, Kenya
About
CJ oversees pipeline development, venture building, and operations at ACV. He was previously a Partner at Dalberg Advisors focused on impact investing, agriculture, and climate, and was part of the founding team of the Global Impact Investing Network. He holds an MBA from Cornell.
Experience
- Africa Climate VenturesCo-Founder and COOcurrent2023 — present
- AxumCo-Founder, Partner Emerituscurrent2023 — presentKigali, Rwanda
- DalbergPartner2019 — 2023Kigali Rwanda
- DalbergAssociate Partner, Rwanda Director2017 — 2019Kigali, Rwanda
- DalbergDirector of Innovation2015 — 2017New York, New York, United States
- DalbergProject Manager2013 — 2015New York, New York, United States
- DalbergSenior Consultant2012 — 2013Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- The Global Impact Investing NetworkManager, Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS)2009 — 2012New York, New York, United States
- Clinton FoundationMonitoring and Evaluation Manager2009New Delhi, India
- DuPontBase of the Pyramid (BoP) Project Field Coordinator2008 — 2009Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- EndeavoreMBA Intern2007Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- KronosProject Manager2004 — 2006
- CORESenseSenior Consultant2002 — 2004
- GE CapitalInformation Management Leadership Intern2002
- IntelSoftware Development Intern2001
Education
- Cornell UniversityMBA2006 — 2008
- Indian Institute of Management BangaloreExchange2008
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Information Technology1998 — 2002
Colleagues at Africa Climate Ventures
Bilha Ndirangu
Venture Partner – Technical Carbon Removals / Great Carbon Valley at Africa Climate Ventures
Divine Mutoni
Associate at Africa Climate Ventures
Doreen Rwigamba
Venture Partner – KOKO Networks Rwanda at Africa Climate Ventures
James I Mwangi
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Climate Ventures
Jermaine Coelho
Associate at Africa Climate Ventures
Mohamed Cassim
Chief Investment Officer at Africa Climate Ventures
Oluwakemi Olajide
Investment Principal at Africa Climate Ventures
Scott Hosking
Principal at Africa Climate Ventures
Frequently asked questions
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Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clinton Foundation22
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Also worked at DuPont33
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Also worked at Endeavor173
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