Patrick Elmer

Founder and CEO

Patrick has more than 15 years of experience working in the intersection of finance and global development, previously at BlueOrchard, Credit Suisse and SECO before founding iGravity.

Lucas Tschan

Head of Advisory & Partnerships

Lucas has over 10 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining iGravity, he assumed several positions at responsAbility Investments, covering Micro- and SME-finance and buy-side deals.

Eugenia Martini Donati

Head of Investment Solutions

Eugenia is an investment specialist with 10 years of experience in the asset management industry. Most recently she worked as an associate director at Alpha Leonis Partners providing financial advisory to foundations and endowments.

Elizabeth West

Head of Impact Ventures

Elizabeth is an investment specialist with strong emerging market experience in private debt, private equity, and SME investment, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Frederic Berney

HEAD OF PRODUCTS AND RISK

Frederic was the CRO of BlueOrchard, CRO of Harcourt (Hedge Fund boutique) and headed risk functions within investment banking at Credit Suisse and Sanwa. Frederic is a dedicated advocate of best practice in corporate governance for investment funds.

Alfredo De Canio

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Alfredo is an Operations and Compliance Specialist with 7 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining iGravity, he assumed several positions across different departments at Old Church Capital LLP, a financial services boutique based in London.

Karim Sawaya

ASSOCIATE, INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS

Karim Sawaya is an investment analyst with a diverse background in business administration, financial analysis, and research focusing on key trends including fintech and ESG.

Alejandra Baigun

MANAGER, ADVISORY & PARTNERSHIPS

Alejandra is an impact investing and international development specialist. She has experience developing innovative financial mechanisms such as impact bonds and catalysing impact ecosystems in emerging markets.

Luiana Temba

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Luiana is an impact measurement and management professional. Her expertise includes implementing development programs and conducting intersectional impact-first screenings of social enterprises that consider multiple drivers of exclusion such as gender and geography, specifically in the financial inclusion field.

Anastacia Ngunjiri

ASSOCIATE, ADVISORY & PARTNERSHIPS

Anastacia is a professional with a diverse background in international development. She has previously worked with NGOs, governments, and private sector on projects related to child protection, education, inclusion and telecommunications in Africa, Europe, and Asia. She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Sciences Po, Paris, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from USIU- Africa.

Morgane Loisel

MANAGER

Morgane has 8 years of experience in the financial industry where she has held positions as financial analyst, consultant and project manager. In her last position at Credit Suisse, she worked on the development of a sustainable financing offer for corporate clients. She is a Certified Expert in Microfinance.

Pilar Cristobal

Senior Associate, Advisory and Partnerships

Pilar is an Impact Investment professional with over 11 years’ experience in Innovative Finance, Development Finance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, mainly in Latin America. She has worked both as an advisor and as an investment professional, supporting impact organizations to design, raise and deploy capital through traditional and innovative finance mechanisms.

Itamar Ahrenbeck

MANAGER, IMPACT VENTURES

Itamar is an investment specialist with strong experience in SME investments, notably in the agriculture, energy and financial inclusion sectors. Previously, he co-founded a financial advisory boutique for Startups and SME’s in Latin America.

Jürg Kohler

MANAGER, INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS

After various positions in Swiss banks, he was a founding partner of an investment boutique in Zurich before spending 17 years with responsAbility Investments AG, one of the world’s leading private sustainable asset managers. He joined the iGravity team in January 2024 as a business development consultant.  

Patrick Kikomeko

ASSOCIATE, IMPACT VENTURES

Patrick is an investment specialist with strong experience working with SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa to access capital. Previously, he worked as a management consultant supporting businesses to develop strategies to scale and raise capital.

Anne Katrine Buch Vedstesen

HEAD OF IMPACT MANAGEMENT

Anne Katrine is an impact specialist with a strong background in entrepreneurial ecosystems. She translates impact objectives into actionable intervention and investment lenses and develops impact measurement and management frameworks and tools.

Wendy Kyalo

ASSOCIATE, IMPACT MANAGEMENT

Wendy is an impact investing enthusiast with a demonstrated history of working in development research working with non-profits to implement projects and create solutions to social problems. Her passion for innovation and sustainable development has seen her contribute to notable projects such as the Kenya Green Bond Project.

Camiel Boukhaf

ADVISORY & PARTNERSHIPS

Camiel is an Associate with a strong research and consulting background. Before joining iGravity, he worked at Instiglio where he focused on cross-sector program design, engaging with a variety of stakeholders in the development sector to help improve service delivery efficiency by linking funding to impact through result-based financing strategies. In particular, he has extensive experience contributing to, and leveraging evidence, having been responsible for developing tools to systematically bridge the gap between scientific evidence and development interventions targeting conflict, food security, education, and social cohesion, among others. 

Luqman Hussein

ASSOCIATE, IMPACT MANAGEMENT

Luqman is a data and behavioural scientist with 4+ years of experience working with enterprises, NGOs and development agencies to improve their end user and research outcomes. His experience spans in the agri-tech, financial inclusion, and Islamic finance sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

Judy Mukiri

FELLOW, ADVISORY AND PARTNERSHIPS

Judy is an impact investment professional with experience in SME investments particularly in the agriculture and renewable energy sectors. She previously worked as an investment analyst where she supported with deal origination, performed investment and financial analysis, structured deals and supported in research assignment.

Martina Akello

ASSOCIATE, IMPACT VENTURES

Martina is a Monitoring Associate at iGravity with strong experience working with SMEs across East Africa. She has 6 years of experience supporting businesses, investors and development partners across various sectors including agriculture and clean energy. In her most recent experience, she led a project in the Ugandan Horticulture sector to facilitate trade and access to catalytic finance. She previously also worked as a management consultant supporting businesses to develop strategies to increase their operational efficiency, scale and raise capital. Martina has a background in IT and Finance.

Fredrick Oloo

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, IMPACT VENTURES

Fredrick has accumulated over 7 years of investment experience, focusing primarily on SME financing and alternative asset classes. During his tenure at Grassroots Business Fund, he actively facilitated debt working capital financing. Furthermore, at ADAPTA Management, Fredrick played a crucial role in providing climate adaptation debt financing facilities to smallholder farmers in Kenya. His professional background also includes real estate investment experience from his time at Salaam Investment Bank. Fredrick holds a First-Class Degree in Commerce (Finance and Accounting option) from Strathmore University and is currently pursuing his final ACCA paper.

Emilie Dallemagne

Board Member

Emilie is the legal director of Sodaphi Group, a Belgian privately owned company investing in real estate, electric mobility and medical care. Before joining Sodaphi, Emilie worked as a lawyer specialized in the structuring of funds for institutional investors.

Bernhard Hodler

BOARD MEMBER

Bernhard is an investor and multiple BoD member. He has over 20 years of experience in financial services at Executive Board and BoD level including as the CEO of Julius Baer Group.

Luca Rancilio

Senior Advisor

Luca is an impact investor and runs a family office, Rancilio Cube. Prior to this, he has been running a successful family business and currently sits on the board of several international companies.

Alberto Stival

Senior Advisor

Alberto has been active in the financial sector for more than 20 years working for banks and national institutions like Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) and SwissBanking. Since 2014 he has represented SSF in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.