Yasmin Saadat

Colleagues at SEAF

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Armands Fomicevs

Managing Director at SEAF

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Asif Mahmood

Managing Director at SEAF

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Bert van der Vaart

Co-Founder and CIO at SEAF

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Edward Beckett

Managing Partner at Longbow Capital LLP

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Edward Vaughan Lui

Partner, Head of Impact at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.

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Emma Moberly

Manager, Private Equity at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.

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Ezra Musoke

Managing Director at SEAF

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Fons Marcelis

Board of Directors at SEAF

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yasmin Saadat?

Yasmin Saadat joined SEAF's Board of Directors in 2019 and has more than three decades of experience in development economics and emerging-market investing. She spent over 30 years at the World Bank and the IFC in roles spanning macroeconomic and agricultural sector policy and lending operations, most recently as Product Head of Commodity and Structured Trade Finance at the IFC, where she built a $1.5 billion structured trade finance business. She previously served as Principal Member and COO of Potomac River Capital and currently sits on the Green Climate Fund's Accreditation Panel as a Senior Fiduciary Expert. She holds a BA in Economics from the Université des Sciences Sociales in Grenoble and an MA and PhD in Development Economics and International Development from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and is a CFA charterholder.

Where does Yasmin Saadat work?

Yasmin Saadat is Board of Directors at SEAF.

Where did Yasmin Saadat go to school?

Yasmin Saadat studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Development Economics and International Development); Chartered Financial Analysts of Washington DC (CFA, Accounting and Finance); The Fletcher School at Tufts University (MALD, Development Economics and International Development).