Established by Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding EXIM policies and programs designed to support the expansion of financing support for U.S. manufactured goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Committee members advise EXIM on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support EXIM's engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa with a view to boosting American exports and bolstering U.S. jobs.

Chair

Jude Kearney

Managing Partner, ASAFO & Co

Members

Faheen Allibhoy

Managing Director and Head of J.P. Morgan Development Finance Institution , JPMorgan Chase

Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr.

CEO, Botho Emerging Market

Kristin Hedger

Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Government Affairs, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing

Uzodinma Iweala

CEO, The Africa Center

Florie Liser

President & CEO, Corporate Council on Africa

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition, Founder, LEAP Africa

Amb. Harry Thomas, Jr.

Senior Fellow, Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs

Rev. Matthew Watley

CEO, Black Idea Coalition | Chair, Kingdom Global Community Development Corporation

Wellington Webb

President, and Founder, Webb Group International | Former Mayor, Denver, CO

Ezana Woldegeorgise

Principal Investment Officer, African Development Bank

Transcripts:

Please click here to view the transcripts from the committee meetings.


For more information about the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee, please click here to view a Fact Sheet or email advisory@exim.gov.