Peter Van

Peter Van den Dool is serving with USAID in the Power Africa Coordinator’s Office in Pretoria, South Africa, where his role is to increase the involvement of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in the Power Africa Initiative. Prior to joining USAID, Peter was an Assistant General Counsel at OPIC for six years. In this role, he was involved in structuring, negotiating, and documenting complex transactions in emerging markets.

Prior to joining OPIC, Peter was Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs at a startup company in Chicago. Prior to that position, he was an Associate in the Corporate Department of Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago), where he focused on transactional work for private equity clients. Peter earned an MBA and a JD degree from Northwestern University.