Sofala Partners is led by a team with decades of combined experience across Africa's markets, sectors and governments.
Leadership and Team
Who leads Sofala Partners?
Our leadership combines investment, journalism, government and risk advisory backgrounds.
Advisory board:
Chaired by Jyrki Koskelo, former Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation, alongside senior advisers including Baïdy Dieng, former senior partner at EY.
Directors and associate partners:
Sam Pothecary, Sherif Alaa, Duncan Gellatly, Joshua Cauthen and Stephanie Mambo lead our due diligence, political risk and strategic advisory engagements across London, Nairobi and beyond.
Managing partners:
Anna Riley and Kitty Llewellyn lead the firm's strategic direction, each bringing over 15 years of research and advisory experience across Southern, Central and East Africa.
Analysts and principals:
Victoire Malier, Chad Sonn, Rennie Ketiku, Abubakar Mohamud and Aimee Hobley carry out the fieldwork and analysis behind every engagement.
Who leads Sofala Partners?
| Team Layer | What They Do |
|---|---|
| Advisory board | Sets strategic direction, drawing on decades of pan-African investment experience |
| Managing partners | Lead client engagements and regional strategy |
| Directors and associate partners | Run multi-jurisdictional research and advisory projects |
| Analysts and principals | Deliver fieldwork, due diligence and political risk analysis |
| In-country network | Over 100 specialists across Africa contributing local insight and bespoke research |
Our team members have lived and worked in the markets they cover, speak the relevant languages, and hold advanced degrees in African politics, economics or international relations from institutions including SOAS, LSE and Cambridge. That mix of seniority and direct experience shapes advice that reflects how things happen, not how they are reported.