Bernhard Eikenberg

Bernhard Eikenberg serves as Partner of Community Investment Management Emerging Markets LLC (“CEM”) and co-founded the firm’s Emerging Markets strategy, where he focuses on investment and operations activities. He is based out of Berlin. Prior to co-founding CEM, Mr. Eikenberg spent a decade in various roles at Bamboo Capital Partners, an impact investment manager, where he served as Fund Manager for Bamboo's fintech equity fund, Head of Financial Inclusion, and Regional Director for Latin America. Previously, he worked for BlueOrchard Finance, a microfinance investment manager, where he was responsible for debt operations in Central America and the Caribbean as well as local currency lending initiatives. Mr. Eikenberg began his career at JPMorgan in London, where he focused on fixed income and currency derivatives.

Mr. Eikenberg has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Economics Faculty of Universidad de los Andes in Bogota and currently guest lectures at The Graduate Institute in Geneva. He holds an M.A. in Public Affairs and International Development from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a BSc in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science.