I am an international development practitioner with over 15 years of experience in agriculture, climate, market system development, private sector business development. I have worked in several countries in the Great Lakes and southern Africa, currently stationed in Zambia as the Head of Agrifood at SNV. I also have wealth of experience in founding and growing start-ups and early-stage businesses having been involved in founding Agrics East Africa, Geodatics Limited and Nafics Grain Trading Limited in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Under my currently portfolio, I am oversighting several financial facilities namely the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development, Innovation Against Poverty, Energy and Environment Partnership and other smaller challenge funds.