Andrew is a food and agricultural finance specialist, passionate about inclusive agriculture and access to finance. He previously spent 13 years with Fidelity and Barclays (Absa) Banks in Ghana where he gained experience in corporate & SME banking covering finance lease, relationship management, business development, credit risk, and agricultural lending. In his role as Head of Financial Sector, he leads Aceli Africa’s engagement with commercial banks to increase their lending to agricultural SMEs and supervises capacity building for both SMEs and lenders.

Yaw has over a decade of experience in private equity, investment banking and microfinance. He was the Vice President of Serengeti Capital, Ghana, a private equity firm, where he led teams in major corporate finance transactions and acquisitions largely in the financial services industry, working closely with DFIs including IFC, EIB, & GIZ. He has worked on several international and local investment transactions as a Senior Associate at Houlihan Smith Inc., an investment firm in Chicago & Ghana, and was instrumental in establishing Houlihan’s local office in Ghana. He has a degree in Agricultural Economics at KNUST, Ghana, a certificate in Advanced Statistics & Mathematics at City University, London, an MSc in Investment & Finance from Queen Mary, University of London and a Law degree from the Mountcrest College, Accra. He is an accomplished chess player and a dedicated gardener

Esaaba has experience in Economics, Impact Management and Research, specifically focusing on low- and middle-income economies. Esaaba, prior to her role at RDF, worked as a Development Finance Intern at RDF Ghana and an Administrative and Teaching Assistant at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Legon.

Kofi worked in the area of financial Analysis, Business Valuations, Budget Analysis, and Investment Memoranda as an Analyst at uniSecurities Gh. Ltd.

Emelia is experienced in the area of Impact Investments, SME Business Development and Property Management.  Prior to joining RDF, Emelia worked at Innohub as a Portfolio Analyst providing Enterprise Development Support and Capital Raise Services. She also worked at Wangara Green Ventures as an Impact Investment Analyst and as a Capacity Building Support at Symbiotics S.A in Cape Town. She has also worked as an Administrative and Finance Assistant at H.W. Realty.

Emelia has an M.com in Investment Management from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a BSc. (Hon) in Business Administration from Ashesi University and holds a diploma in English Common Law from the University of Exeter in the UK. She is a 2018 Mandela Rhodes Scholar and a 2016 University of Chicago Booth Summer Business Scholar.

Edward has over ten years working experience in Finance & Accounting and has acquired adequate skills and knowledge in Accounting & Finance, Computer Networking, Software Installation and Configuration, Negotiation and Interpersonal Skills.