Nana Okyir Baidoo

Nana is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in finance and investment banking, project management, consulting, and youth entrepreneurship development. Currently Nana is the Agric/Agribusiness to Entrepreneurship Coordinator on the GEA/Mastercard Foundation BizBox Project. Nana has served as COO at Esoko Limited, driving projects in agriculture, finance, agritech, and social protection across Africa. His role as Agribusiness Finance/Investment Consultant at IESO Agribusiness Consult involved sell-side transaction advisory and business plan development. Nana’s investment banking experience includes leading the Investment Banking team at Fincap Securities and structuring debt-equity fundraising as a consultant. He has also contributed to youth and entrepreneurship support through his engagements on youth-focused projects through the Pitch Hub, KIC, Katapult Africa Accelerator and London School of Economics’ Generate Program. He is pursuing a PhD in Agribusiness and holds advanced degrees and certifications in leadership, agricultural economics, finance and investments from Stanford University, University of Ghana and KNUST.