Michiel Timmerman

Michiel Timmerman has a diverse and extensive work experience in various industries and roles. Michiel is the Founder of Rift Protein BV, a company that develops and commercializes novel food proteins as a replacement for farmed meat. Michiel is also the Co-Founder & Chair of EFAfrica Group Ltd, an equipment leasing business focused on SMEs and the agriculture sector. Additionally, they are a Non-Executive Director at Cluny Capital Limited. Previously, Michiel was the Founder & Managing Partner of Mbuyu Capital Partners Ltd, an Africa-focused investment boutique. Michiel has also held roles as the Co-Founder & Director of EFTA LTD, a Tanzania-based equipment leasing business, and as the Director & Co-Founder of Equity for Africa Ltd, a fund managing an impact investment SME leasing business in Tanzania. Before that, they worked as a Managing Director & CIO at Ignis Asset Management and as the Chief Investment Officer at both Aberdeen Asset Management and RBS Asset Management. Overall, Michiel Timmerman has a proven track record in finance, investment management, and entrepreneurship across various sectors.

Michiel Timmerman began their education at UCL, where they pursued a BSc (Hons) in Physiology. The specific years of enrollment for this degree are not provided. Later on, Timmerman moved to the University of Oxford, where they attained a D. Phil. in Muscle Physiology from 1983 to 1986.