Norfund
Tellef Thorleifsson has had a notable career in various leadership roles. Tellef was the CEO of Norfund starting in October 2018. Before that, they co-founded Voxtra.org in 2008 and held the position until 2018. Tellef also served as a founding partner at Northzone from 1996 to 2018.
Tellef Thorleifsson attended Atlantic College from 1979 to 1981. Tellef then pursued their undergraduate education at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) from 1983 to 1987. After completing their undergraduate degree, Tellef Thorleifsson enrolled at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1987, where they studied for a year. The degree names and fields of study for each of these educational experiences are not provided.
Norfund
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Norfund - The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, is owned by the Norwegian Government and serves as an instrument in Norwegian development policy. Norfund contributes to poverty reduction and economic development in the poorest countries through investments in profitable businesses and transfer of knowledge and technology. Norfund invests equity and/or debt capital, always as a financial minority together with partners, international or Norwegian. The main sector for investment is clean energy. Norfund is Norway's biggest investor in microfinance through the Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI), and is also a prominent investor in small and medium sized businesses through regional funds and direct investments. Norfund's geographical focus is on Sub-Sahara Africa, where the fund has three regional offices (Nairobi, Cape Town and Accra). In addition, Norfund invests in selected countries in Asia and Latin America, with regional offices in Costa Rica and Bangkok. Norfund seeks to hire local staff in the regions, and 15 nationalities are represented among the staff.