I work on how African economies build technological capability, mobilise domestic capital, and turn global partnerships into shared growth.
I believe Africa’s next phase of growth will be shaped by its ability to build technological capability, mobilise domestic capital and forge global partnerships that create shared value.
The challenge facing African countries is not a lack of technological talent or entrepreneurial capability, but the structural constraints that prevent these ecosystems from translating that capability into sovereign technology at scale.
Africa is often viewed as dependent on external capital, but this overlooks the growing depth of its domestic funding ecosystems. While these markets remain relatively nascent, domestic pools of capital are expanding and becoming more sophisticated, creating an increasingly important foundation for African-led growth alongside international investment.
The next phase of global prosperity should be built on demographic complementarity: capital-rich economies facing ageing populations investing in the young, expanding economies of the Global South, and sharing in the growth they help unlock. The opportunity is not simply to transfer capital from North to South, but to create a mutually reinforcing cycle in which investment accelerates productivity and prosperity in emerging economies while generating new sources of growth and returns for global capital.
Advising 45+ country teams and their government clients, and working with delivery partners on tech solutions to some of the knottiest development problems facing the public sector today.
Led a research team to produce Meet the Tôshikas, a UNDP and METI-supported project mapping Japanese investor engagement across Angola, South Africa and Zambia to strengthen Africa–Japan startup collaboration and sustainable development investment. Published on the UNDP Africa website, it informed the design of the 2024 Meet the Tôshikas programme, which connected six African startups with Japanese venture capital.
A fellowship with the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development and HIIG Berlin. Contributed to the worksprint on African digital sovereignty and published research on African tech entrepreneurship. Invited to Berlin by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a week-long tour.
Advised African governments on national digital economy strategies, alongside projects with development partners including Meta, Omidyar Network, the Gates Foundation and the South African Reserve Bank.
South Africa's first Japanese language club, founded January 2020. Over 1,000 members and more than 300 students across Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg, offering classes, resources, events, translation and consulting services. Stepped down as Director in 2026.
Advised South African public sector agencies on strategy, digital transformation and training, including Brand South Africa, the Office of the Chief Justice and the MQA.
Taught English across four schools: three primary and one middle school.
Part of the PASA Workplace Experience Programme.
Empowering African wealth through the Mauritius IFC, and strategies for managing local wealth for long-term growth.
An intelligence platform for Africa's digital economy.
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MSc Japanese Studies, University of Oxford — focusing on Japanese FDI into African Digital Economy
MSc Development Economics and Economics Grad Diploma, SOAS, University of London
Economic History and English Literature, University of Cape Town