Richard T. Tugume

Investor

Regional Director for East, Central and Southern Africa at Global Social Impact Investment

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

About

Richard T. Tugume is an impact investment professional with extensive experience across East and Central Africa. He has held positions including Regional Portfolio Manager at Root Capital, Country Director for Yunus Social Business Uganda, and currently serves as CEO of Practitioners of Contemporary Philosophy Ltd and Regional Director for Global Social Impact Investments. Tugume holds a B.Com in Accounting from Makerere University and an MBA from the University of Nairobi, and has prior experience as an external auditor at PwC and in financial management roles across the coffee and technology sectors.

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Experience

Pona Well LLC Atlanta Georgia USABrand Ambassador- East Central and Southern Africacurrent2025 — presentKampala
Libra Vocational and Business InstituteBrand Ambassadorcurrent2023 — presentUganda
Global Social Impact InvestmentsRegional Director for East Central and Southern Africacurrent2022 — presentKampala, Central Region, Uganda
Practitioners of Contemporary Philosophy LtdFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentKampala, Uganda
SEED GermanyCertified Business Consultantcurrent2018 — presentGermany
Uganda Agribusiness Alliance Ltd.Board Member- Research & Innovationcurrent2017 — presentKampala, Uganda
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)Projects Committee member2019 — 2024Kampala, Uganda
SNVInvestment Advisory Committee Member2023
NSSF/TLG Capital/Mastercard FoundationMember of investment advisory committee2023
Yunus Social Business - Global InitiativesCountry Director2018 — 2023Kampala, Uganda
The Agency FundAdvisory Board Member & EA Expert2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
SNVMember of the Investment Advisory Committee2019 — 2022Kampala, Uganda
Root CapitalSenior Loan Portfolio Manager2008 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Association of Kilimanjaro Specialty Coffee Growers (Kilicafe)Senior Financial Controller2005 — 2008Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
AVSI FoundationRegional Compliance Officer2004 — 2005Kampala, Uganda
Impact Consulting GroupFinance and accounting consultant2003 — 2004Kampala, Uganda
TechnoServeAccountant2002 — 2003Kampala, Uganda
PwCExternal Auditor1999 — 2002Kampala, Uganda

Education

University of NairobiMaster of Business Administration - MBA, International Business2009 — 2011
Makerere UniversityBachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting1996 — 1999
King's College BudoO and A level certificates1990 — 1996

Skills & more

Loan and grant underwritingFinancial literacy and management training and mentoringSocial and environmental due diligence and monitoringLoan and grant performance monitoring1- Reviewing of grant applications for their CRAFT project2- Advising the PSFU deal team on how to improve their work;1- Review and evaluation of grant applications for the Mastercard funded Young Africa Works Project1- Advice on interventions to focus on2- Advice on which players to engage;3- Advice on which synergies to leverage;3- Loan and grant restructuring in cases of non-performance;4- Soft skills and values training, & mentoring pre and post investment, respectively.

+12 more

1- Fund design, and operationalising;2- Deal sourcing;2- Performance of value for money audits;3- Performance of investigative/forensic audits;1- Performance of external audits;5- Management and control of organisational assets and the fixed assets register4- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports3- Budgeting and execution;2- Payroll processing and payment1- Inventory control & monitoring5- Internal audit services2- Accounting systems development

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