Daniel Obaseki

Mr. Daniel Obaseki has investing and operating experience across the food and natural resources sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa and broader emerging markets. Mr. Obaseki holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Mr. Obaseki is the founder of Elevation Food Partners, an operating company focused on developing platform food companies in key markets across Sub-Saharan Africa through a combination of world-class international partners, purpose-built management teams, and long-term capital.

Prior to founding Elevation Food Partners, Mr. Obaseki was with Proterra Investment Partners, a leading natural resources-focused investment firm spun out of Cargill Inc. At Proterra, Mr. Obaseki was co-head of the Sub-Saharan Africa investment strategy for the firm’s solely emerging markets, food-focused private equity funds with c.$1.2bn in assets under management. Mr. Obaseki was previously the CCO of Valentine Chickens Limited, an integrated poultry company in Kwara State, Nigeria, and served on the Board of Country Bird Holdings, a leading integrated poultry company with operations across Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Obaseki spent the early part of his career in investments in the natural resources and agribusiness sectors at the International Finance Corporation and Tradewinds Global Investors.

Mr. Obaseki joined the Board of Livestock Feeds Plc on 16th April 2019.