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

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.

Elizabeth West

Co-Head Investments

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

Co-Head Investments

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.

Eugenia Martini Donati

Head of Finance, Operations and Risk

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.

Itamar Ahrenbeck

INVESTMENT MANAGER

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.

Pilar Cristobal

SENIOR INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

Pilar is an impact finance expert with 13 years’ experience in innovative finance, private equity, and venture capital, primarily in Latin America. She has worked as an investment officer, including at IFC, and as an advisor, supporting impact investors and enterprises to scale their impact.

Fredrick Oloo

SENIOR INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

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.

Priscilla Busulwa

Senior Legal Associate

Priscilla is an impact investment lawyer with 7 years of experience in corporate & commercial law. Priscilla previously worked at 2 Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 Tier 1 law firms and an IFLR-ranked boutique law firm in Kampala leading the impact finance department. 

Karim Sawaya

INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

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.

Martina Akello

MONITORING ASSOCIATE

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.

Pape Mbaye

INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

Pape is an impact investment consultant with 15 years of experience in finance. Recently, he has served as an Investment Officer at the Senegalese Sovereign Wealth Fund and as a Senior Venture Architect at Haskè Ventures in Dakar, where he crafted strategic market approaches for early-stage ventures. Pape holds master’s degrees in Financial Engineering and Physics from Sorbonne University. With a passion for data analysis and performance management, Pape is devoted to delivering impactful financial solutions.

Douglas Nsubuga

INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

Douglas is an impact investment professional with a background experience in deal sourcing, origination and financial analysis in both early-stage and growth ecosystems. He has worked with an early-stage tech and origination platforms (ESOs) investor prior to joining iGravity. He also trained as an investment analyst where he supported NGOs and DFIs in structuring Ag-SME trade finance facilities, valuations and research.

Bridget Mwangi

Investment Fellow

Bridget is an investment professional with experience in financial analysis and portfolio management. She previously worked at an investment firm where she contributed to the management of the Private Equity assets. Driven by her passion for impact investing, she is committed to sustainable development while creating meaningful impact.

Tania Wacuka

Monitoring Associate

Tania is a finance professional specializing in portfolio management and financial analysis, with experience in investment banking and development finance. She previously worked as a portfolio officer with a DFI managing the debt portfolio in Anglophone Africa. Passionate about innovative financial solutions, she is dedicated to driving sustainable development and delivering lasting impact.

Morgane Loisel

ADVISORY 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.

Michael Kiema

SENIOR ADVISORY ASSOCIATE

Michael is an International Development Consulting professional with a diverse background in Innovative Finance, Systems Strengthening, and Performance Management. He has worked as an advisor and delivery partner, supporting public and private actors across Africa to design and deploy results-oriented strategies to scale their impact.

Camiel Boukhaf

ADVISORY ASSOCIATE

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

ADVISORY ASSOCIATE

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.

Luiana Temba

ADVISORY MANAGER AND HEAD OF KENYA

Luiana is an impact finance professional specializing in financial inclusion and climate investing. Prior to joining iGravity, she worked on implementing development programs focused on gender and entrepreneurship before shifting her focus to impact measurement and management of social enterprises, incorporating intersectional approaches. Luiana’s diverse experience, primarily rooted in East Africa, includes work with the United Nations, NGOs, and impact investors.

Anastacia Ngunjiri

ADVISORY ASSOCIATE

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.

Mariana Romero Escobar

Advisory Associate

Mariana is a Business Administrator with dual master’s degrees in Management and International Development. She has experience implementing payment-by-results mechanisms in Colombia, with a focus on employment and passionate about international development and impact investing in developing countries. 

Judy Mukiri

ADVISORY ASSOCIATE

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.

Belén Martín

HEAD OF IMPACT MANAGEMENT

Belén is an impact specialist with a strong background on impact measurement and management across banking, academia, start-up and family office. She translates impact objectives into actionable intervention and investment lenses and develops impact measurement and management frameworks and tools.

Mbithe Kiio

IMPACT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Mbithe is an impact measurement and management professional with experience in leading and managing complex projects in social impact assessment. She has demonstrated expertise in financial inclusion, energy, anticipatory aid, and agricultural initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. She is adept at conducting in-depth analysis and providing actionable insights. Her diverse experience includes work in impact evaluation, stakeholder engagement, strategic advisory, and project management.

Beatrice Ettorre

IMPACT MANAGEMENT FELLOW

Beatrice is deeply committed to international development and passionate about impact investing. With experience as a data analyst at the United Nations, she brings analytical rigor to her role, using data-driven insights to shape and enhance impact management tools and frameworks.

Abraham Kiptanui

COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Abraham blends communication strategy and storytelling across industries, including FMCG, real estate, and impact-driven finance. He transforms technical data into engaging narratives, spotlighting both investment strategies and the entrepreneurs creating sustainable change in alignment with global development goals.

Alfredo De Canio

SENIOR OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE

Alfredo is an Operations, Compliance and Risk Specialist with over 9 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.

Jürg Kohler

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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.  

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.

Heidi Foppa

BOARD MEMBER

Heidi has held leadership roles in strategic business development and fundraising with global institutions like Sectoral, Triodos, Lombard Odier. Her dedication to thematic, impact-driven investing, along with her work as an angel investor and trained B-Corp leader, will drive iGravity's mission to channel financial resources for positive social impact.

Andrew Bredenkamp

BOARD MEMBER

Andrew Bredenkamp, a tech entrepreneur and AI pioneer, enriches our Board with his experience in AI for Good initiatives. As Acrolinx’s founder and former CEO, he champions social impact through tech, supporting ventures in Africa, India, and Europe.