Our Team

We are a team of economists, researchers, product managers, designers, data scientists, coders, business strategists, and policy and regulatory experts from around the world. We are passionate about bringing a transformation in today’s growing digital economies to make them more inclusive, so that everyone can actively contribute to craft a sustainable and equitable future.

Leading Experts

David Porteous

Founder

Amolo Ng'weno

CEO

David del Ser

Chairman and Chief Innovation Officer

Ashirul Amin

Managing Principal Consultant

Maelis Carraro

Managing Principal Consultant & Director, Catalyst Fund

Matt Grasser

Principal Consultant, Portfolio Engagement Manager, Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce

Michelle Hassan

Principal Consultant; Kenya Country Manager

Jane del Ser

Principal Consultant; Project Lead, Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce

Team Members

Sebastian Barerra

Senior Design Specialist

Maxime Bayen

Senior Venture Builder, Catalyst Fund

Abby Butkus

Program Manager, Catalyst Fund

Gabriella Foster

Operations Assistant

Aaron Fu

Head of Growth, Catalyst Fund

Anne Gachoka

Qualitative Researcher

Mercy Gichangi

Portfolio Manager

Maria Gomez

Regional Administrator, South America

Jorge Hernandez

Financial Modeling Specialist

Juan Jaramillo

Data Scientist

Akansha Kasera

Consultant at BFA Global and Marketing & Communications Manager at Catalyst Fund

Bethany Kanten

Venture Builder

Nancy Kiarie

Digital Financial Services Specialist

Shivani Kotecha

Program Administrator, Catalyst Fund

Arend Kulenkampff

Senior Consultant

Javier Linares

Head of Portfolio Engagement, Catalyst Fund

Lydia Maison

Senior Consultant; Product Manager

Benjamin Mazzotta

Senior Social Science Researcher

Shirley Mburu

Senior Project Implementation Specialist

Carmen Merab

Communications Associate

Dominic Mwangi

Staff Accountant

Nosa Omusi

Country Manager, Nigeria, Catalyst Fund

Sana Raazi

Whole-Time Director & HR Manager

Kevin Rejko

Full-Stack Technologist

Kiran Singh

Project Management Unit Coordinator

Thea Sokolowski

Head of Marketing & Communications

Rebecca Soulliere

Head of Human Resources & Operations

Stephanie Squires

Portfolio Manager

Clement Sukura

Regional Administrator, Africa

Rasima Swarup

India Country Manager

Veethi Vyas

Social Science Researcher

Consulting Associates

BFA Global Consulting Associates are subject matter experts who broaden the scope of knowledge, tools and perspectives we provide to our clients. We continue to work with select independent consultants and offer them a meaningful and collaborative professional environment.