OUR ADVISORY BOARD
Rose Maruru
Rose is the co-founder and CEO of EPIC-Africa. She is a seasoned global development expert with close to 30 years of experience in various organizations across the world including at Trust Africa (Senegal), Oxfam and the African Development Bank. Rose is a board member of the Firelight Foundation and The Accelerator Project. She is also a member of the WINGS steering committee on enabling environment and serves on the editorial board of Alliance Magazine.
Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou
Kathryn is the Director of ODI’s Politics and Governance programme. She is widely acknowledged as an expert on politics, peacebuilding, business & human rights in conflict-affected settings and corporate accountability. A fluent French speaker, Kathryn over 25 years' experience of conducting and managing research and providing policy advice at a senior level in multilateral and bilateral institutions and NGOs.
Rasmus Fonnesbaek Andersen
Rasmus is a Senior Project Manager at Dalberg Advisors and has served as the deputy of Dalberg’s digital and data practice since 2019, working across West and East Africa to support the use digital & data science tools to better people's lives.
Rasmus previously worked in policy development in Denmark. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University and holds PhD, MSc and BSc degrees in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen.
Evelyne Dioh
Evelyne is the Managing Partner of WIC Capital, the first investment fund in West Africa that exclusively targets women-led small and growing businesses. She previously worked for FONSIS and at the General Inspection of the Société Générale Group.
Evelyne’s life mission is to contribute to the development of the African private sector, by reinforcing and growing small businesses.