Johannes Feist

Johannes Feist is a development finance expert, experienced with mergers & acquisitions and restructurings, and with commercial, governmental, and not-for-profit business models. He has deep knowledge of the functions of development finance institutions (DFIs), MSME and rural financial services industries, and of investment fund regulations in Luxemburg, Germany, and Mauritius.

He obtained a Ph.D. and Diploma (MSc) in International Economics from the University of Munich (Germany). He started his career at the EU Commission and European Centre of International Security (EUCIS), then became Assistant Lecturer at the University of Munich. In 1999 he joined KFW Development Bank as Senior Project Manager. In the following 20 years in KFW, Mr. Feist covered different managerial and international roles, among them: Resident Director in Pristina and Belgrade, Vice President for European Financial Institutions (Berlin), and Vice President for Corporate Strategy (Frankfurt).

Since 2015 he was Head of the Division of Financial Systems Development Southern Africa and Regional Funds, essentially KFW’s equity team. In 2020 Mr. Feist left KFW and founded his own company, JF Investment Advisory, supporting clients in the public (DFIs, International Organizations) and private/corporate space. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the DWM Displaced Communities Fund. In September 2022 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mikro Kapital Management S.A.