Bio

Active investor in early-stage companies. Emerging market focus, with 100+ companies from Africa in my portfolio. Why Africa? 1. I get to invest in truly transformative, 0-to-1 businesses that will have a real impact on our collective future 2. Great upside! 3. It's a lot of fun 30+ years in tech, international aid, venture investing, impact investing, and running companies in the US, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. But my focus has been on emerging markets in the last decade. Excited about my current gig with Untapped. Our goal is to unlock massive potential from small businesses in Africa and help global investors capture high-growth, high-yield investment opportunities in those hard-to-access markets. Love supporting entrepreneurship to solve real-world problems and create shared prosperity. Check it out at untapped-global.com In my free time, I'm paragliding, on a run somewhere, flying planes, or spending time with the fam. English is my first language, but we can talk about most things in French and German; I can get around in Spanish and Mandarin; have an almost perfect accent in Taiwanese but can't say much; I'll order you a Barbancourt in Haitian Kreyol. An idea I live by: ''Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people'' Clayton Christensen RIP Learn more about me on my Medium: https://medium.com/untapped-insights/the-story-behind-untapped-584e477499c9