Josep Oriol
​Managing Partner
​Josep has extensive experience in investments, law and private equity spanning over 20 years in Africa, Europe, USA and Japan: first in Conservation Capital and subsequently at Kibo capital partners an SME private equity investor with $100M under management. Josep has acquired substantial experience in environmental conservation through investments in wildlife, tourism, forestry, carbon and his role on several board positions. He holds an MBA from Duke University, a degree in Law  (LLB) from Universidad Internacional  de Catalunya and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona.

Caroline Chepkwony
​Partner
​​​Caroline is a seasoned finance professional with over 25 years of experience in private equity and  finance in Africa.  She has extensive experience in Fund management, mobilizing capital and structuring transactions. She is the founder of Pesa Crowd an investment platform focused on mobilising capital for high-impact opportunities.
She previously served as Chief Finance Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Fanisi Capital, where she played a key role in fund management, financial strategy, and managing relationships with international development finance institutions and institutional investors. Earlier in her career, Caroline worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she held roles in finance and business advisory, supporting corporate clients on financial management, governance and transaction-related matters. She holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Davinder Sikand 
Senior Advisor
Davinder is one of the private equity pioneer with over 30 years' experience in Africa,  Europe and USA. He co-founded Aureos a mid market  private equity firm where served as Deputy CEO and Head of Sub- Saharan African Operations. He later initiated the sale of Aureos to Abraaj group, a US$14 Bn emerging market asset manager where he headed African Operations. Davinder has extensive experience in Environmental Conservation through board positions. He holds an MBA from Kellogg.  ​​​​​

Giles Davies
​Senior Advisor
Giles has over 20 years’ experience in private equity and impact investing in Africa, Europe and USA. He founded Conservation Capital (CC) and is widely recognized as one the of world’s leading specialists in conservation enterprise development and related investment financing.  He started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers. In addition to his work with CC, Giles has considerable experience as a non-executive director of both private and listed companies.​
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Judith Minoo
​​Analyst
Judith is a finance and investment professional with a varsity of experience working in Venture Capital, Investment management offering financial advisory, Valuation and fundraising services for MSMEs & SME markets in East Africa.  Prior to joining Okavango, she worked as an Investment Analyst at Cornerstone Enterprises Plc and Raisin Capital. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from Karatina University. She’s a certified Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst by Corporate Finance Institute.​​

Caroline Njoki
​Operations & Impact Analyst
​With a wealth of 8+ years of professional expertise spanning Office Administration, Customer Experience, Caroline brings a multifaceted skill set to her role. Her specialization lies in Impact measurement and management, Executive support and streamlined Business Operations. Before becoming an integral part of Okavango, Caroline worked at Samsung Electronics. She has a  Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Relations from the University of Nairobi.

Nyokabi Manguyu
Investment Committee
​Nyokabi has over 16 years' experience in investment banking.  She is a Principal and Head of M&A at Horizon Africa, where she has led over $600m of transactions. Nyokabi was previously at Goldman Sachs, and Merryl Lynch. She is a CFA charter holder and has a BSc in Economics and Finance by Ithaca College, NY​.
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Jon Mellberg
Investment Committee
Jon has over 25 years’ experience in energy and investment banking. He is a partner at Westbeck Capital Management fund focused on energy. He spent ten years as a Managing Director at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., a leading energy investment and merchant bank. In addition to his management experience, he's held roles in institutional sales, capital markets  and research.  He serves as a board chairman at Conservation Strategy Fund. ​
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Charlotte Ward
Investment Committee
​​Charlotte is a Managing director at the Global Innovation Fund. Previously she was a senior partner at AHL Venture Partners, the manager of impact investment for the Lundin family office and the AHL Growth Fund.  Charlotte spent the last ten years in Kenya working in development and investment (grant and venture capital) in early stage businesses.  Prior to that she worked at GSMA and Deutsche Bank where she was vice president. Charlotte serves on several SMEs boards and holds a Masters in Applied Environment Studies from the University of Bristol​.
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Elizabeth Littlefield
​Advisor
​Elizabeth is a Senior Counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group, a global business strategy firm. Previously, she was the President and CEO of OPIC with a $24 billion portfolio to support private investment in sustainable economic development. From 2000 until 2010 Littlefield was a director at the World Bank and the CEO of CGAP, a policy and research center for inclusive finance. Earlier in her career Littlefield was a Managing Director at JP Morgan’s capital markets and financing for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Elizabeth serves on several boards: The World Wildlife Fund, DAI, and Mkopa. She has also served on boards of Master card Foundation and Calvert Foundation.

Christine Hemrick
Advisor
​Christine was the Vice President of Technology Policy and Consulting Engineering at Cisco Systems. She was also a Director of  Cisco Learning Institute, and the Executive Sponsor for Cisco’s Networking Academies in Africa. She has been a significant funder of conservation initiatives for more than two decades.  She began impact investing in 2009 and was a founding investor in African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Conservation Bonds. She serves on the boards of  AWF and the Wildlife Conservation Network. ​​
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Carl F. Muñana
​Advisor
​Carl is the former CEO of the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the multilateral private sector investment banking affiliate of the Inter-American Development Bank. Previously, he was head of investment banking for Mexico at J.P. Morgan & Co, and he  served on several boards, including Voxiva Inc., Microvest Funds, Ashoka (Spain), Global Citizen Year, and Emzingo. Carl co founded  Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University. ​​
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Andrew Reicher
Advisor
Andrew has over 30 years' of private equity investment and 10+ years investment banking experience. He previously worked at the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and the private equity firm Actis when it was spun out of CDC, as the Chief Investment Officer.
Andrew serves on the investment committees of Berkeley Energy, Catalyst Principal Partners and Energy Access Ventures Fund and has a personal portfolio of angel investments in early stage energy access and rural livelihood businesses in Africa.

Thomas Hancock
Advisor
​Tom is a South African entrepreneur with diverse interests in sustainability. He is the Managing Director of Avoca Developments, a company which develops affordable or GAP housing. He is also the Managing Director of Rockwood Leisure (hotels and lodges) in South Africa. Tom serves as the chairman of BioCarbon Partners and has also served as chairman of Timbavati Game reserve. He is a chartered accountant, and worked with Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Andrea Athanas
Advisor
​Andrea is a visionary leader at the forefront of sustainable conservation efforts in Africa, spearheading African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) initiatives within the business sector. She currently serves as the Vice President for Enterprise and Investment at AWF. Prior to joining AWF, Andrea worked with the Business and Biodiversity Programme at IUCN in Switzerland. She launched a global program of work on biodiversity and impact assessment with the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Association for Impact  Assessment.