Description: Andia Laura Chakava is an African Gender Lens Investing Expert with over 17 years experience in fund management. Experienced Non Executive Director skilled in Business Planning, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Equities, and Mutual Funds.
African Gender Lens Investing Expert..
Andia has over 20 years experience in fund management and 10 years of driving women economic empowerment goals. She is one of the first female fund managers in Africa and a global thought leader in gender lens investing. Andia is an entrepreneur and has served at senior executive and non-executive levels for investment and fund management companies, government entities, women economic empowerment institutions and civil society organisations. This has exposed Andia to a broad ecosystem which covers the priva
Andia has been instrumental in supporting women’s leadership and advocating for gender diversity and equality in the workplace. Andia has worked collaboratively with various women networks to improve their agency, upskill their member base and strengthen partnerships. She has designed and implemented research and technical assistance programs and created partnerships with financial and development finance institutions to innovate products and drive more capital to women entrepreneurs in Sub Sahara Africa.