Past Fellows

Nnana Sunday Udoh

Nnana is a management consultant and a certified Business Development Service Provider with years of experience working with SMEs, and international development organizations to develop and implement strategies to achieve improved performance as well as make an impact in the lives of the underserved population. He is passionate about supporting start-ups and early-stage businesses to […]

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Nsangu Siwale

Nsangu is a Private Sector Development Consultant with a background in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development attained through a career spanning over 25 years. He is Managing Consultant for KLYN Consulting, a Management Consultancy and Business Advisory firm based in Lusaka, Zambia. He has over time acquired key skills necessary for SME Development, SME Coaching and

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Nkanyiso Nyawose

Originally from KwaZulu-Natal and now based in Gauteng, Nkanyiso has experience working as an Investment Manager at Serangi Investments, as a Senior Corporate Finance Consultant at Makosi, and as an Investment Associate at Fimcorp Capital before that, working on transactions across Africa, Europe and USA. His academic background is in Finance and Economics from the

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Masego Valela

Masego is an investment professional with five years of experience in investment analysis, market research, and portfolio management. Prior to joining the fellowship, she worked at Imara Asset Management in Zimbabwe where she was a Junior Portfolio and Investment Manager. Masego is a CFA® charterholder, and holds a B.Com Honours degree in Financial Analysis and

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Patricia Chirwa

Patricia Chirwa holds a masters degree in Applied Economics from the University of Cape Town and is currently enrolled as a PhD student within the School of Economics. Her research focus is on understanding the role of social and psychological dynamics in affecting progress of land reform programmes. Other research interests are in development microeconomics,

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Sandra Makuchete

Sandra has an in-depth understanding of challenges faced by entrepreneurs and SMMEs given her extensive experience in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment “B-BBEE” and Corporate Social Investment “CSI” consulting. She engaged with entrepreneurs/SMMEs, evaluated various SMME programmes, and advised clients on how best to grow and develop their beneficiaries. As part of her MBA programme, Sandra

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Vera Awachie

Originally from Nigeria, Vera studied Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder and holds a Master’s Degree from University Francisco Vitoria and an MBA from IE Business School. Vera is passionate about impact investing and socioeconomic development, she has over 11 years of business development experience with social enterprises. ‍

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Alex O’Riordan

Alex has a master’s degree in Economics from Stellenbosch University, where he focused on econometric applications of machine learning algorithms to solve development-based problems. He has spent several years in academia and published in a variety of fields including economics, education, psychology, and health research. Alex is passionate about South African economic development and after

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Thato Brander

Thato is an entrepreneur based in Sweden, he has strong expertise in technology-based businesses, Intellectual property, Innovation, and business development which he has gained from working in multiple roles. He holds a Masters’s from the Chalmers University of Technology and is passionate about entrepreneurship and technology. Thato is determined to use his knowledge to create

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Joy Uchechi Eziashi

oy is an EdTech and education entrepreneur passionate about applying research to drive efficacy and impact in education and business. She has 5 years of experience working as a digital learning specialist. She holds a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt and a Diploma in Software Entrepreneurship from Meltwater Entrepreneurial School

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