Our Team
We are a group of professional, hard-working, and fun-loving individuals committed to building the capacity of entrepreneurs. Similar to our entrepreneurs we are all in, and we work hard to find data-driven solutions to our daily work. Our team members come from all over including Rwanda, the DRC, Burundi, the UK, and the US.
Our Leadership
AEC Board of Directors
Meredith Bates
Chief Impact Officer, New Forests Company
Johannesburg, South Africa
Maria Brewer
Director of Platform, RRE
New York City, USA
Francis Gatare
CEO, Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board
Kigali, Rwanda
Marion Nturi
VP Global Rewards Program Management at Citi Group
New York City, USA
Tom Ryan
Vice President, Century Equity Partners
Boston, USA
Julie Taft
Senior Technical Advisor
International Rescue Committee