About
Els Boerhof applies decades of frontier-market finance experience and Atlantic-crossing sailor discipline to impact investing, using an engineering approach that models 7% annual currency devaluation and seeks 50–100% company growth.
Invests in
AgTechFintechFoodTechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Experience
- Goodwell InvestmentsManaging Partner / co-ownercurrent2008 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
- Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenExternal Expertcurrent2024 — present
- PharmAccess FoundationVice-chair of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam Area
- Musoni SystemChair of the Supervisory Board2016 — 2023The Randstad, Netherlands
- CreditAccess Asia N.V.Member Board Of Directors2017 — 2020The Randstad, Netherlands
- Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenExternal Expert2019 — 2020The Hague
- Women's World Banking GhanaMember of the Board of Directors2014 — 2019Accra, Ghana
- BoP Innovation CenterMember of the Supervisory Board2014 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
- FMOManager Micro and Small Enterprise Fund (MASSIF)2005 — 2008
- FMOInvestment Officer Asia2002 — 2005
- MeesPiersonSenior Account Manager Trade & Commodity Finance1999 — 2002
- MeesPiersonAccount Manager Correspondent Banking Africa and the Middle East1996 — 1999
- VICTO National Cooperative Federation and Development CenterResearch Internship1995Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines
Education
- Hemingway Professional GovernanceCorporate Governance, advanced practitioner training2019
- Tilburg UniversityMaster of Science - MS, economics1990 — 1995
- Geert Groote College Deventer
Skills & more
Banking9Microfinance12Emerging Markets36Investments31Private Equity9Mutual Funds10Finance15Corporate Finance8Financial Services5Portfolio Management18Trading3Credit3
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Project FinanceLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish
From Els's professional profile.
Colleagues at Goodwell Investments
Anthony Wainaina
Investment Associate at Goodwell Investments
Devi Sutrisno
Investor at Goodwell Investments
Hiram Githuku
Senior Investment Manager at Goodwell Investments
Hlawutelo Khosa
Investment Associate at Goodwell Investments
Kaat Verschuere
Investor at Goodwell Investments
Keith Amani
People, Culture & Networks Senior Officer at Goodwell Investments
Lilian Oyando
Partner at Goodwell Investments
Liz Keel
Investor at Goodwell Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Els Boerhof work?
- Els Boerhof is Managing Partner at Goodwell Investments.
- What does Els Boerhof invest in?
- Els Boerhof invests in AgTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation.
- What check size does Els Boerhof write?
- Els Boerhof typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
Same school
Also attended Hemingway Professional Governance2
Shared employers
Also worked at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken11
Dennis AhrlingPartner at German Media PoolFemke SmeetsManaging Director of Emerging Markets at Cross-Border Impact VenturesArjan van der HoutExecutive Director at Rabo Corporate VenturingXenia de GraafESG Manager at Nordian CapitalKars GerritsCoordinator Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) at Orange Corners AfricaBenthe BeijensProgramme Advisor Morocco & Senegal at Orange Corners Africa
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Also worked at PharmAccess Foundation3
Also worked at BoP Innovation Center1
Also worked at FMO10
Brigit van Dijk - van de ReijtCEO at BOMTom Klein RobbenhaarPartner at Gilde HealthcareIsabelle LaurencinPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundMarijn WiersmaAdvisor at SatganaMaite PinaManaging Director of Sustainable Finance at LendableChimwemwe de Gaay FortmanBoard Member at eco.business Fund
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