Oryx Impact
Jean-Philippe de Schrevel is an experienced professional in the impact investing sector, currently serving as Partner at Oryx Impact, which supports first-time African fund managers with a gender-focused investment strategy. Additionally, Jean-Philippe holds positions as Investment Committee and Board Member at AlphaTalents Africa, where a private equity fund prioritizes agribusiness in Africa, and as Founder and Executive Director of Oxygen Holding SA, an advisory firm that leverages over 25 years of expertise in impact investing. Other roles include Advisory Board Member for the World Economic Forum's Humanitarian Resilience Investing and previous leadership positions at Bamboo Capital Partners and BlueOrchard Finance SA. Jean-Philippe's academic credentials include an MBA from The Wharton School and a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Facultes Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur.
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Oryx Impact
Oryx Impact is an impact investment firm dedicated to investing capital into the African continent to generate local and regional jobs and economic development, mitigate climate change and promote gender equality, while generating attractive financial returns. Oryx Impact unlocks growth opportunities in Africa and increases private capital flows by investing in funds with strong local presence and networks and by seeking co-investments into companies, ultimately providing growth capital to SMEs and businesses generating essential goods and services. Oryx Impact applies a gender lens at SME and fund level, proactively seeking women-led management teams that in turn are more likely to invest in female-led businesses. Oryx Impact fosters the eco-system of impact fund managers investing in Africa, with a substantial focus on local, women-led and emerging fund managers. For that purpose, Oryx Impact will support emerging funds with a Technical Assistance (TA) facility to professionalize ESG and Impact measurement and management (IMM) practices.