Papa Madiaw Ndiaye (“Papa”) is the CEO and Founding Partner of AFIG Funds. He leads all aspects of the investment process and is a member of the Fund’s Investment Committee. Prior to AFIG Funds, Papa was an Investment Director at Emerging Markets Partnership in Washington (EMP, now ECP). Before joining EMP, he held senior responsibilities for IFC’s equity and debt investment activities in capital markets and financial institutions in Africa between 1996 and 2000. He currently serves on the boards of several African companies and non-profit organizations. Papa graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and holds an M.B.A. from Wharton School of Business.