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317 people in our graph share verified history with Gilbert — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sabine VermassenunlockedGilbert: together at Ghent University
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×6Gilbert: together at Questrom School of Business, Boston University
×2Gilbert: together at White & Case
About
Former CEO of Rwanda's Sovereign Wealth Fund and a banking and finance lawyer with over two decades of expertise in secured transactions, corporate finance and capital markets, with deep knowledge of sovereign wealth funds and African institutional investors.
Experience
- Capital Market Authority RwandaNon-Executive Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentKigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
- The Institute of Sovereign investorsInternational Advisory Board (IAB)current2025 — present
- Oryx ImpactAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- Sovereign Impact Initiative (SII)Advisory Board Member2024 — 2025Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- BK Group PLCNon-Executive Board Director I Chairperson Investment Committee2021 — 2023Kigali City, Rwanda
- Agaciro Development Fund - Rwanda Sovereign Wealth FundChief Executive Officer2020 — 2023Kigali City, Rwanda
- Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck KirkpatrickCounsel2019 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Legal ConsultantLegal Consultant2017 — 2018Belgium, Burundi, Rwanda
- Edward Nathan SonnenbergsExecutive2012 — 2016Burundi / Rwanda / South Africa
- Mkono & Co. BurundiPartner2009 — 2012Bujumbura, Burundi
- Mkono & Co. AdvocatesSpecial Counsel2006 — 2009Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ConsultantBanking & Financial Law Consultant2005 — 2006Brussels Metropolitan Area
- White & CaseAssociate2000 — 2005
- Regionaal Integratiecentrum Foyer Brussel vzwJurist1995 — 2000
Skills & more
Dispute Resolution5Legal Advice44Commercial Litigation18Corporate Law32Intellectual Property6Litigation8Banking Law5Arbitration6Corporate Governance14Competition Law24International Law17Cross-border Transactions17
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Business Acquisition FinancingLegal WritingLegal ResearchCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceDue DiligenceJoint VenturesMergers & AcquisitionsSecured TransactionsLanguages Dutch · Egems · English · French · German · Kinyarwanda
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Colleagues at Oryx Impact
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Anu Sing
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Elias Masilela
Investor at Oryx Impact
Farah Mulji
Venture Partner at Oryx Impact
Frank Aswani
Investor at Oryx Impact
Lisa Hehenberger
Chief Impact Advisor – Advisory Committee Member at Oryx Impact
Marjolaine Mandagot
Impact & ESG Manager at Oryx Impact
Oguche Agudah
Investor at Oryx Impact
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gilbert Nyatanyi?
- Former CEO of Rwanda's Sovereign Wealth Fund and a banking and finance lawyer with over two decades of expertise in secured transactions, corporate finance and capital markets, with deep knowledge of sovereign wealth funds and African institutional investors.
- Where does Gilbert Nyatanyi work?
- Gilbert Nyatanyi is at Oryx Impact.
- Where did Gilbert Nyatanyi go to school?
- Gilbert Nyatanyi studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Mini MBA for In-House Counsel); Ghent University; Sint-Paulus Instituut Gent.
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Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University141
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Also attended Ghent University144
Sabine VermassenExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersNoé WachsmuthVisiting Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersJeroen Van IseghemInvestment Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersLukasPartner at Hummingbird VenturesRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesGeoffrey D'hondtInvestment Director at Heran Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick4
Also worked at White & Case47
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