Originating from more than 20 different countries, our highly-motivated team includes professionals with extensive emerging markets investment experience
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Originating from more than 20 different countries, our highly-motivated team includes professionals with extensive emerging markets investment experience
Vice President and Treasurer, Treasury & Mobilization,
John Gandolfo is IFC’s Vice President and Treasurer, Treasury & Mobilization. Mr. Gandolfo leads IFC’s Treasury & Mobilization global team in delivering on IFC’s strategy to create markets and mobilize private capital for development, in debt and equity, leveraging IFC’s decades of experience crowding in third-party institutional investors. The team manages over $100 billion in liquid assets, global market borrowings, and derivatives transactions. It is responsible for strengthening local-currency financing by arranging and executing local-currency and risk-management transactions for clients and raising third-party capital through innovative syndication and mobilization platforms such as the Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP) and AMC.
Prior to taking the role of IFC Treasurer, Mr. Gandolfo was Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Pension and Endowments Department at the World Bank. His team managed $27 billion of World Bank Group pension and other retirement-benefit portfolios invested across a range of asset classes and strategies. Over a highly successful career spanning more than 30 years in the World Bank Group, Mr. Gandolfo acquired broad experience in financial markets and treasury operations. As Director of the Quantitative Strategies, Risk and Analytics Department, he was responsible for the development of strategic and tactical asset allocations, risk management, and financial modeling for the asset management, capital markets, and banking businesses. Before that, he was the Director of the Investment Management Department. He began his career in IFC’s Financial Management and Planning Department.
Mr. Gandolfo holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the George Washington University.
Director, IFC Equity Mobilization Department (AMC),
Alemayehu is a seasoned investment professional with over 30 years of experience covering emerging markets of Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa. He is currently Director of IFC’s Equity Mobilization Department, AMC. Prior to this, Alemayehu was Director for the South Asia Department, IFC heading all of IFC’s activities in the region. In this role, he has led the significant expansion of IFC activities in the South Asia region, delivering a record investment volume over $15 billion investment in Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, renewables, infrastructure, logistics, services, and manufacturing in the last six years.
Prior to being Director for South Asia, Alemayehu had a distinguished career in IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, assuming various important roles including Chief Investment Officer, Head of FIG Equity Business, and his last role being Global Head for IFC’s financial service business covering banking, SMEs, microfinance, housing, and digital finance for about a decade in Washington and Dubai. During his leadership, investment activities in these businesses grew four- to five-fold increases, making IFC the leader in a number of these areas. His leadership was instrumental in strengthening and establishing many successful financial institutions including commercial and merchant banks, insurance and asset management companies, private equity funds, microfinance institutions, housing finance institutions, and privatizing and restructuring several leading financial institutions across all emerging markets.
Before joining IFC, Alemayehu, an MBA graduate of George Washington University, held senior positions related to project finance, development consulting, and higher education in Ethiopia.
Head and Principal Investment Officer , IFC African, Latin American & Caribbean Fund
Selena is Head of IFC African, Latin American, and Caribbean Fund and a member of its Investment Committee.
Selena has over 30 years of investment, strategy, and investor relations experience. She has dedicated more than 25 years to IFC where she served in various key roles. As an Investment Officer in the East Asia Department and the Global Financial Markets Department, she was recognized for structuring and executing notable investments that delivered both strong financial returns and development impact. During her tenure in the Corporate Strategy Department, she was intimately involved in the formulation of IFC’s overall strategy, particularly in developing the Bottom of the Pyramid framework and establishing the Inclusive Business Model Group in 2010, and was recognized for her contribution to the development of the Corporation’s SME strategy. At AMC, Selena was a founding member in Investor Relations, spearheading the firm’s fundraising initiatives, including the creation of the Women Entrepreneurs Debt Fund. Prior to IFC, her experience included a role as an Associate Director in the M&A Department and Vice President of Project Finance of Credit Agricole Indosuez in Paris and Singapore.
Selena holds a BBA from the National University of Singapore.
Head and Principal Investment Officer , Fund of Funds
Alain is Head of AMC’s family of fund of funds and is a member of each fund of funds’ Investment Committee.
Alain has been investing in private equity funds and secondaries in emerging and developed markets for more than 30 years. Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Alain was Director at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) in Singapore. He has held senior roles at Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Alain holds a BAA in Finance from the University of Montreal, Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), complemented by a Diploma in Finance from Institut Universitaire de Technologie at the University in Montpellier, France.
Head and Chief Investment Officer , IFC Global Infrastructure Fund
Inderbir is Head of the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund and Chief Investment Officer of IFC Emerging Asia Fund. He serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund. He serves as a member of the board of directors of multiple portfolio companies.
Inderbir has over 25 years of experience in private equity, debt investments, equity research, and public policy. He uses his expertise and in-depth knowledge across financial services, fintech, consumer and B2B technology, sustainable infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and industrials to drive value creation for AMC’s investment portfolio.
His past roles include leading the direct equity investments in Financial Institutions Group at IFC across Asia Pacific and managing the South Asia portfolio in the Financial Institutions Group at IFC He has also advised governments in India and East Africa on SME financing and infrastructure PPPs at the World Bank. He served as Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank, leading equity research in pharmaceuticals, telecom, and media sectors in Mumbai. Inderbir has also published work on the investment climate in India and infrastructure finance.
He holds an MBA equivalent from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
Head and Chief Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Jun is Head of AMC’s family of Financial Institutions Funds with over two decades of investing, operating and leadership experience. He is a member of the Investment Committee of IFC Global Financial Growth Fund.
Jun specializes in the financial services sector, which includes commercial banks, insurance companies, and innovative fintech companies. Since 2015, he has been working in the Asia region, actively engaged in sourcing, structuring, and crafting post-investment value for private equity investments.
Previously, Jun was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division at JPMorgan in Tokyo worked at Deutsche Bank and at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
Jun holds a BA in Political Science from Waseda University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Head and Principal Investment Officer,
Mark is Head of Investor Relations for AMC globally, serving over 50 global investors across AMC’s funds.
Mark has over thirty years of industry experience working across private and public capital markets, business development and fund raising. Mark previously served as Head of Business Development at The Rohatyn Group and held senior client roles at several European asset managers. He began his career in equity research and portfolio management at Mercury Asset Management in London, later becoming the Head of International and Emerging Markets Equity Research at Scudder, Stevens, and Clark.
Mark holds an MA from Edinburgh University, a Masters in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and is a CFA charter holder.
Head and Chief Investment Officer, IFC Middle East and North Africa Fund
Adam is Head of the IFC Middle East and North Africa Fund and Chief Investment Officer in the IFC Emerging Asia Fund. He serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the IFC Middle East and North Africa Fund. He serves as a member of the board of directors of multiple portfolio companies.
Adam has three decades of investing, operating and leadership experience spanning countries in the MENA region and Asia. Adam has dedicated more than twenty years at IFC where he was Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives, managing operations in Indonesia, and oversaw IFC’s advisory programs for the Mekong region. He kick-started his career at J.P. Morgan in London, concentrating on M&A and structured finance, and later co-founded a European private equity fund.
He holds an MSc in Development Studies and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University.
Head, Principal Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer,
Mona is Head of Legal and Compliance and the Chief Compliance Officer, responsible for AMC’s legal, compliance, communications and operational functions across its global teams, 15 funds and more than 100 portfolio companies. She plays a vital role in crafting AMC’s deals, exits, fundraises, compliance processes and strategic partnerships.
Prior to joining AMC in 2011, Mona was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP in London and Paul Weiss in New York, where she advised both institutional and boutique sponsors of private equity investment funds across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Her expertise spans leveraged buyout funds, emerging markets funds, fund of funds and mezzanine funds.
Mona holds BAs in Political Science and History from Virginia Tech, an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh, and a JD from the University of Virginia.
Fund Head and Chief Investment Officer, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Andrew joined AMC in 2014 and is Head of IFC’s Emerging Asia Fund and a member of its Investment Committee. IFC’s Emerging Asia Fund has made impactful investments in 20 companies across a wide range of industries in China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.
Andrew has extensive experience investing in emerging and developed markets across Asia for more than 30 years. Before joining AMC, he spent seven years at Standard Chartered Bank’s Private Equity Business based in Singapore, where he served first as Global Head of Infrastructure and then as Global Co-Head of Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, and was also the co-CEO of the SCI Asia Fund. Andrew was also Head of M&A at InterGen Asia and Head of Power and Energy at Goldman Sachs Asia, both based in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he worked in the M&A department of Barclays Bank in the UK and Australia.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
Head of Finance and Administration, Finance
Sheref leads AMC's financial operations and administration. With a career spanning three decades in financial services, Sheref brings a wealth of expertise in private equity operations, portfolio management, strategic funding, and fund structuring.
Before joining AMC, Sheref held senior roles at various leading financial institutions, including EY as a Senior Manager, where he led successful initiatives in financial operations and global audits.
Sheref is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from California University of Pennsylvania.
Investment Manager, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Amira is a member of IFC Emerging Asia Fund.
Amira joined AMC in June 2016 as an Associate with the IFC Emerging Asia Fund team. Prior to joining AMC, Amira was an Assistant Vice President with Citigroup in New York, where she focused on emerging market private equity investments. Prior to joining Citigroup, Amira was at Export Development Canada, where she provided financing and advisory services for Canadian corporations expanding internationally.
Amira holds an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School and the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Concordia University.
Investment Analyst , IFC Global Infrastructure Fund
Prior to joining AMC, Langston was an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he focused on M&A and financing transactions in the natural resources and energy transition sectors. Previously, Langston worked as a summer analyst at Mongolia's largest investment bank, where he helped local companies raise growth capital from development finance institutions and other international investors.
Langston holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University.
Investment Manager, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Jainish is a member of IFC Emerging Asia Fund.
Jainish began his career with IFC in 2016 with the MAS department (South Asia) based in Mumbai. He has interdisciplinary exposure across assurance, corporate finance and investment banking. Prior to IFC, Jainish was an investment banker at Macquarie where he focused raising capital for companies in infrastructure and consumer sectors.
Jainish is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from University of Mumbai in 2014. He is also a CFA® Charter holder.
Senior Investment Manager, Fund of Funds
Tatiana is a member of IFC Fund of Funds Group.
Prior to joining AMC in April 2013, Tatiana worked on private equity fund investments at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her responsibilities included due diligence, manager selection, investments, portfolio monitoring, reporting, business development, and market research across emerging markets in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and CEE/CIS. Previously, she worked at MSCI, a provider of benchmark indices and risk analytics products.
Tatiana holds a BA from Smith College, and a Masters degree in International Finance and Policy from Columbia University. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Investment Analyst, AMC, HQ,
Anthony works as an Investment Analyst across the AMC Funds. A French Armenian, he began his career in investment banking in London. He worked at Morgan Stanley for nearly two years in the Global Industrials Group, supporting M&A and financing transactions for private equity clients and corporations, including in emerging markets. Previously, he interned at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the solutions team, gaining experience in convertible bonds and equity-linked products.
Anthony graduated from HEC Paris with a master’s in finance and completed Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles at Lycée Henri IV. During his studies, he took a professional gap year and interned in a hedge fund at Amber Capital, in corporate M&A at Philips, and in a health-tech startup at Sleep Doctor.
Associate, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Prakrati is a member of the IFC Emerging Asia Fund.
Prior to joining in May 2024, Prakrati was an analyst at IFC in Mumbai, where she focused on private investments in the manufacturing, agribusiness, and services sectors, covering the South Asia region. Prakrati's prior experience includes working at Goldman Sachs and PwC. She is currently based in AMC's Singapore Office.
Prakrati holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. She is also a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.com) degree from Mumbai University.
Investment Manager,
Elena is a member of the IFC Fund of Funds Group and IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean Fund.
Most recently, Elena was a VP at Blackstone, focused on integrating ESG and sustainable investing across the firm. Prior to Blackstone, she worked at Lion’s Head Global Partners, a boutique emerging markets investment bank focused on innovative finance. At LHGP, she led product development and fundraising of Otundi Ventures, a Pan-African, tech-enabled VC Fund focused on underrepresented founders, and structured a $50 million financing facility for social enterprises, incorporating concessionary finance into a blended fund to syndicate commercial co-investments. Before her graduate studies, Elena was an Analyst at AMC and a member of the Legal team at the Carlyle Group.
Elena holds a dual-MPA in International Finance & Development Economics from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and a BA in International Political Economy and French from Smith College.
Investment Manager,
Max is a member of the IFC Equity Mobilization.
Max joined AMC in 2023 from IFC, where his career spanned across the Western European, Infrastructure, and Syndications departments. He has worked across different industries, regions, and financing instruments, originating and processing investments in sectors like energy, transport, agribusiness, and chemicals across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Before IFC, he held positions in policy advisory, empirical research, and M&A.
Max has a master's degree in finance and economics from the University of Mannheim.
Investment Manager, Fund of Funds
Yue is a member of IFC Fund of Funds Group.
Prior to joining AMC in February 2016, Yue worked at the IFC Valuation team that oversees valuation of IFC equity, derivatives, debt securities and other fair valued instruments. Yue was instrumental in developing IFC’s valuation guidelines for private equity funds. Previously, she worked at a Chinese asset management company, responsible for investment due diligence, portfolio monitoring and market research.
Yue holds a MA in Public Finance from University of Maryland and a BA/MA in Public Policy and Economics from Peking University (China).
Senior Investment Manager, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Ioannis is a member of the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund.
Ioannis joined AMC in 2013 as part of the IFC Capitalization Fund team. Prior to joining AMC, Ioannis was a Strategy Manager for GlaxoSmithKline, and a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.
Ioannis holds a BSc in Economic Theory from the Athens University of Economics and Business, an MBA from INSEAD, and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
Associate, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Andreea is a member of the IFC Middle East and North Africa Fund, the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund, and the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund.
Andreea Militaru joined AMC in October 2016. Prior to joining AMC, Andreea worked as an analyst in IFC’s PPP Transaction Advisory team working with governments in Africa and Eastern Europe to develop infrastructure though Public-Private Partnerships. Andreea began her career at the World Bank Private Participation in Infrastructure Database where she focused on infrastructure investment trends in Eastern Europe and Central & Southern Asia.
Andreea holds a B.S in Economics (Honors) from Towson University and an M.A. in Economics from George Mason University. She is a CFA level II candidate.
Investment Manager, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Kenta is a member of the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund.
Kenta joined IFC as part of the Young Professionals Program in 2018 and worked for the Infrastructure Department, where he focused on equity investments. Prior to IFC, Kenta was an Associate in the Principal Investment Group at the Development Bank of Japan (“DBJ”) and DBJ Investment Advisory, an in-house private equity fund, managed by external recruits on a commercial basis. He started his career as an investment banking Analyst in the M&A Advisory Group at Barclays Capital.
Kenta holds a BA in Economics from Keio University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Investment Manager,
Tuknekah is a member of IFC Fund of Funds Group and the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund.
Tuknekah joined AMC in June 2024 from IFC’s Corporate Portfolio Management Team, where she focused on equity valuations in the infrastructure sector, PE Funds, and Tech. Before joining IFC, she worked at GE Capital Energy Financial Services where she underwrote and managed the portfolio for investments in the renewable energy space. Tuknekah has also worked in investment banking, equity research, and risk at several banks, including Citi and Credit Suisse. She began her career as a development engineer in semiconductors at IBM.
Tuknekah holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and an SB in Chemical Engineering from MIT.
Investment Manager, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Yu Jin is a member of the IFC Emerging Asia Fund.
Yu Jin joined the IFC Emerging Asia Fund Team as an Associate in November 2017. He first joined AMC in December 2015 as an Investment Analyst, working across regions with the Financial Institution and Infrastructure Funds to assess potential investments and monitor portfolio companies. Prior to joining AMC, Yu Jin was an Analyst based in Singapore at Partners Group AG, where he focused on buyout and minority growth private equity transactions in the business and financial services sector. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, where he provided trade finance solutions to corporate clients.
Yu Jin holds a BBA with First Class Honors from National University of Singapore Business School. He is also a CFA charter holder.
Senior Investment Manager, Fund of Funds
Laird is a member of the IFC Funds of Funds Group.
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Laird was a consultant with IFC in the Private Equity Funds Group, a Managing Director at Détente LLC, President of Chastain, Inc., VP of Product Development at TexYard, and a consultant with Bain and Company.
Laird holds a BA in Psychology from Princeton, an MBA from Darden, University of Virginia and a Diploma in Politics and Economics from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.
Senior Investment Manager,
Mohsin is a member of the IFC African, Latin American & Caribbean Fund, the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund, and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund.
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Mohsin was an Associate at HIP Consult, a boutique strategy and management consulting firm where he advised clients in emerging markets on large infrastructure investments and project management. Previously, he was an analyst at NERA Economic Consulting (Oliver Wyman Group).
Mohsin holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MA in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Senior Investment Manager, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Yuqing is a member of the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund.
Investment Manager, Financial Institutions Group Funds
Min is a member of the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund.
Min joined AMC in Apr 2023 from IFC, where her career spanned across the Financial Institutions Group and Trade Finance departments. Her most recent role was under the Banking on Women team as the Investment Lead of the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility, a joint initiative with Goldman Sachs. Previously, Min held various positions within Citibank Singapore, including as a Treasury and Assets/Liabilities Product Manager.
Min holds an MA in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a bachelor’s in environmental engineering (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.
Investment Manager, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Nathan is a member of the IFC Emerging Asia Fund.
Nathan joined the Emerging Asia Fund team in June 2024 from Eastspring Investments, where he was the public equity Portfolio Manager in the Greater China-focused team. Previously, Nathan worked at SeaTown Holdings, where he focused on global real estate and tech multi-asset investments. He also worked in Temasek Holdings as a private equity associate in the Consumer and Real Estate team.
Nathan holds a Masters of Finance from the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and a Bachelor of Science in Microelectronics from Fudan University.
Investment Analyst, AMC, HQ,
Gary works as an Investment Analyst across the AMC Funds.
Prior to joining AMC, he was a Project Finance Associate at Sunrun, where he worked on raising capital for residential solar projects, and before that, he was an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank’s Financial Sponsors Group, where he focused on leveraged buyout transactions.
Gary graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics.
Associate, Client Relations
Prior to joining AMC in July 2023, Bongiwe was an investor due diligence associate at Forward Risk, a corporate investigations, intelligence, and risk advisory firm headquartered in Washington, DC. In that role, she provided investment intelligence to clients such as private equity firms, and investment consultants, supporting their M&A activity, joint ventures, and international business transactions. Previously, Bongiwe was an economic analysis consultant at the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice and a business development & partnerships associate at Acumen, a nonprofit impact investment fund in New York, NY. At Acumen, she focused on pipeline building for high-net-worth individuals and donor-advised funds. In South Africa, Bongiwe worked as a researcher at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) and as an office writer at Amnesty International. She is an alumnus of Transparency International’s School on Integrity. In 2024, Bongiwe was selected as a McKinsey Next Generation Women Leader for the EMEA region.
Bongiwe holds an M.S. in Foreign Service, specializing in Global Business, Finance, and Society, from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (MSFS) and a B.A. in International Relations, summa cum laude, from Drew University in Madison, NJ.
Senior Investor Relations Manager,
Tyler joined IFC AMC in November 2015 as part of the Client Relations team. Prior to joining AMC, he was with the World Bank (IBRD) for two years in Singapore, where he was an Infrastructure Finance Specialist. He has also worked extensively in Korea, where he worked for seven years as an Investment Manager in the Alternative Investment Division of the Hanwha Life Insurance. He started his career as a prop trader for stock trading and has also worked in other firms within the Korean financial industry.
He holds a Master of Science in Finance from the Manchester Business School in the UK and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business Administration from SungKyunKwan University in Korea (Double Degree).
Principal, Investor Relations - Americas,
Gretchen joined AMC in 2023 as Principal Investment Officer based in DC where she is responsible for private equity Fundraising and Investor Relations in the Americas. Gretchen brings over twenty years of equity experience on Wall Street and Silicon Valley in addition to serving as CEO and CFO of a woman owned business which was sold for 8x invested capital. Most recently, Gretchen was Head of Investor Relations for Chia Network, Founding Partner of IRResults--a full-service investor relations advisory firm, and Managing Director of New Listings & Capital Markets for NASDAQ. She began her career in corporate finance at Kidder, Peabody and subsequently worked with Steve Jobs at NeXT Computer. Post business school, Gretchen joined Intel's Investor Relations team. Thereafter, she joined Hambrecht & Quist’s emerging growth Equity Research Team and was later named “Best Overall Sales” by Institutional Investor while serving as SVP of Institutional Equity Sales at Stifel.
Gretchen holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in economics from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Associate,
Andrew joined AMC in 2017 as part of the Client Relations team. Prior to joining AMC, Andrew was a placement agent for several years, raising funds from European investors for European private equity, infrastructure and credit funds. Andrew started his career as an analyst with Aviva Investors before joining Pantheon Ventures, a global private equity investor.
Andrew holds an MSc in Banking & International Finance from Cass Business School and a BA in Economics from Stirling University.
Associate, Client Relations
Deepakshi joined AMC in 2023. She was previously with Oliver Wyman as an Emerging Risks Research Manager, where she managed the Global Risks and Organizational Resilience portfolios. In this capacity, she analyzed the interdependencies between key global financial and ESG-based issues for the Global Risks Report in partnership with the World Economic Forum. Before joining the private sector, she held various positions within the multilateral sphere and foreign policy think tanks in India and Indonesia.
Deepakshi holds a bachelor’s in computer science from National Tsing Hua University and a master’s in public policy from the National University of Singapore.
Head and Principal Investment Officer,
Mark is Head of Investor Relations for AMC globally, serving over 50 global investors across AMC’s funds.
Mark has over thirty years of industry experience working across private and public capital markets, business development and fund raising. Mark previously served as Head of Business Development at The Rohatyn Group and held senior client roles at several European asset managers. He began his career in equity research and portfolio management at Mercury Asset Management in London, later becoming the Head of International and Emerging Markets Equity Research at Scudder, Stevens, and Clark.
Mark holds an MA from Edinburgh University, a Masters in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and is a CFA charter holder.
Senior Investor Relations Manager,
Prior to joining AMC in 2014, Kosei spent 9 years at IFC, as Deputy Representative in Tokyo and Investment Officer at Private Equity and Investment Funds Department in Washington DC. Previously, Kosei worked at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and the Sumitomo Bank (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) in New York, Osaka and Tokyo.
He holds a LLB from Kyoto University and an MBA from Yale School of Management.
Analyst, Client Relations
Prior to joining AMC in July 2024, Orsola worked for October, a large SME lending platform in continental Europe. As Institutional Investor Relations Associate, she worked on sourcing and managing a community of 100+ major institutional investors across Europe, planning and executing institutional fundraising strategies, and structuring investment funds focused on SME development. Later assigned the position of Sustainability Lead, she led a major revamping of October's sustainability strategy - notably overseeing the development of new tech-based models for SME ESG scoring and leading the structuration of October’s first sustainable fund. She also has experience in social impact consulting and policymaking within the framework of European institutions.
Orsola is a member of the EY NextGen Leaders global network. Additionally, she is involved in global policymaking platforms on finance, sustainability, and impact, having spoken at New York Climate Week and COP28.
She holds a B.Sc. in International Economics, Politics and Government from Bocconi University in Italy and has completed additional studies at Sciences Po Paris and INSEAD.
Assistant Controller, Finance
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Htet Htet was an Associate Financial Officer at Investment Accounting Group at IFC. Prior to IFC, Htet Htet was an Audit Senior at Ernst & Young’s where she provided audit services to asset management and financial services clients.
Htet Htet is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Business Administration and Accounting from Washington and Lee University. She completed the CFA exams and is in the process of obtaining her charter.
Funds Controller, Finance
Elaine joined AMC in 2012 as Assistant Controller. Prior to joining AMC, Elaine was an assurance manager with Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Office, where she provided audit services to asset management and financial services clients, including private equity funds, hedge funds, registered investment companies and broker dealers.
Elaine is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Finance from Pennsylvania State University and an MS in Accountancy from Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame.
Accounting Associate, Finance
David joined AMC in 2014 as an Accounting Associate. Prior to joining AMC, David was an audit manager at Deloitte in the US and Australia, specializing in asset management practice and serving clients including private equity firms and other investment companies. He has worked in Ireland, Australia and the US.
David is an Irish Chartered Accountant, a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BSc in Management.
IT Coordinator,
Program Analyst, Office of the CEO
Claire Medina has been part of the AMC Team since January 2010. Claire joined the World Bank Group in 1993 as a bilingual assistant with the Global Environment Facility before moving to the International Finance Corporation where she worked in diverse areas: Sub-Saharan Africa, Office of the Executive Vice President, Private Equity Funds, Environment & Social Sustainability, and Business Advisory Services. Prior to this, Claire worked in the marketing department of Colgate Palmolive France.
Claire holds a Bachelor of Arts in Languages and a diploma of translation/interpretation. She is originally from France.
Staff Accountant, Finance
Ji Hee joined the AMC Finance Team as a Staff Accountant in April 2016. Prior to joining AMC, Ji Hee spent about two years at Fannie Mae as a Senior Accountant and four years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Associate in their Tax Services Group. She is originally from South Korea.
Ji Hee is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS Degree in Accounting and Finance from Georgetown University.
Head of Finance and Administration,
Sheref leads AMC's financial operations and administration. With a career spanning three decades in financial services, Sheref brings a wealth of expertise in private equity operations, portfolio management, strategic funding, and fund structuring.
Before joining AMC, Sheref held senior roles at various leading financial institutions, including EY as a Senior Manager, where he led successful initiatives in financial operations and global audits.
Sheref is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from California University of Pennsylvania.
Associate, Impact,
Rafael joined AMC in July 2023 after working in Investor Relations for IFC Treasury, where he focused on sustainable finance regulations and policies. Before that, he was a Lead Coordinator at the Inter-American Development Bank, spearheading the design and implementation of projects and partnerships to promote sustainable investment and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. With a strong background in tech and digital marketing, Rafael has successfully led multiple projects for prominent companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Google.
A Brazilian national, Rafael holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and German, and has intermediate proficiency in French.
Counsel, Legal, Legal
Mao joined AMC in June 2016 as Counsel with the Legal team. Prior to joining AMC, Mao was of counsel at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Beijing, representing venture capital and private equity investors in their investment transactions, as well as startups and emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles. Prior to joining Gunderson, Mao was a partner at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP and Withers KhattarWong LLP in Singapore, advising companies and investors in their cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and corporate partnering transactions, as well as issuers and sponsors in initial public offerings, reverse take-overs, tender offers and other capital markets transactions.
Mao holds a LL.B. from Renmin University of China, a LL.M. (Sheridan Fellow) from National University of Singapore, and a LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) from Columbia Law School. He is qualified to practice in New York.
Associate, Compliance,
Ruth joined AMC in July 2023. Her career spans international law firms and international organizations where she has provided legal advice on various legal issues, primarily in legal compliance, due diligence, and investment law. Ruth has held positions that include an Associate at Dentons' Nairobi office, a lawyer at Anjarwalla & Khanna, a graduate extern at MIGA, and more recently a legal consultant at UNDESA and Sidley's Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program.
Ruth holds a master’s degree in international business and Economic Law from Georgetown Law in Washington DC, and a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. She is admitted as an attorney in New York and Kenya.
Senior IT Manager & Deputy Compliance Officer , Office of the CEO
Ramita joined AMC in October 2015. Prior to joining AMC, Ramita led the Program Management Office for the Finance IT unit within the World Bank Group Information Technology Solutions VPU. In this role, she oversaw technology strategy development, program and project management, IT governance, and client relationship management to ensure full alignment of business and IT priorities in the finance domain. Ramita also spent 10 years developing Finance IT solutions in SAP.
Ramita holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Information Systems from George Mason University.
Marketing and Communications Manager,
Lamia leads the development and implementation of AMC’s marketing and communications strategy.
Prior to joining AMC, Lamia led various strategic communications initiatives at the World Bank, GSMA, the Mastercard Foundation, and the government of Canada.
A Canadian national, she holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration, both from Carleton University.
Head, Principal Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Legal
Mona is Head of Legal and Compliance and the Chief Compliance Officer, responsible for AMC’s legal, compliance, communications and operational functions across its global teams, 15 funds and more than 100 portfolio companies. She plays a vital role in crafting AMC’s deals, exits, fundraises, compliance processes and strategic partnerships.
Prior to joining AMC in 2011, Mona was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP in London and Paul Weiss in New York, where she advised both institutional and boutique sponsors of private equity investment funds across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Her expertise spans leveraged buyout funds, emerging markets funds, fund of funds and mezzanine funds.
Mona holds BAs in Political Science and History from Virginia Tech, an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh, and a JD from the University of Virginia.
Program Assistant,
Lonika supports the IFC Emerging Asia Fund and Investor Relations.
Lonika joined AMC in June 2016. Prior to joining AMC, Lonika was a Team Assistant with the IFC Infrastructure and Natural Resources Group in New Delhi, and with the Environment Corporate and Social Governance team. She has worked at IFC for the past six years. In her roles at IFC, she handled a mix of administrative and portfolio work. Prior to joining IFC, Lonika worked for American Airlines where she managed extensive client interactions linked to ground and security operations.
Lonika holds a BA in English from Delhi University.
Program Assistant, Legal
Nilufar supports the Legal & Compliance team.
Nilufar joined AMC in June 2016. She has over 12 years of diverse institutional experience working at both IFC and IBRD.
Nilufar holds a BA in Economics from Tashkent State University of Economics in Uzbekistan, and an MA in English Language and Literature from Uzbek State University of World Languages.
Program Assistant,
Igor supports the IFC Fund of Funds Group and the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund.
Prior to joining AMC in 2016, Igor held several administrative positions across the World Bank Group including Corporate Planning and Analysis, Office of the Managing Director and World Bank Group CFO, and IBRD Corporate Finance. Igor has more than 20 years in various administrative roles including 4 years as an interpretor/translator in The British Council, World Bank Country Office in Serbia and EC Harris.
Igor holds a BA in English Language and Literature and from The Faculty of Philology at University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Program Assistant,
Adeline supports the IFC Financial Institutions Group Funds.
Adeline joined AMC in June 2023 She began her career in marketing and communications and has worked on event management, marketing campaigns, client engagement and office management in local cooperatives, educational institutions and MNCs. She moved on to be an office manager and personal assistant to the MD of Vanderlande Industries before joining IFC in 2021 as an assistant with the East Asia & Pacific department.
Senior Program Assistant, Client Relations
Chau supports IFC ALAC Fund, IFC MENA Fund and Investor Relations.
Chau joined AMC in September 2013 as a Program Assistant with the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund. In January 2016, she joined the Client Relations team at AMC. Prior to joining AMC, Chau was a Program Assistant in IFC’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) in Washington, DC. She has previously worked as a Market Research Analyst in the Investor Relations Department at Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) in McLean, Virginia.
Chau holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California in Irvine, California and an MA in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC.
Senior Program Assistant,
Babita supports Financial Institutions Group Funds and Finance & Administration.
Babita joined AMC in January 2011. Babita joined IFC in April 1995 where she worked at the front office of the Sub-Saharan Africa department. In December 1995 she moved to the Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa department and from there to the Southern Europe & Central Asia (SECA) Department. During this time she provided assistance to the Directors office and was the back-up for the SECA HR Officer. In July 2002, Babita moved to Global Financial Markets where she provided administrative and secretarial support to the Associate Director, Global Financial Markets-Portfolio & Equity Team.
Babita holds a degree in Intermediate of Arts and Psychology.
Executive Assistant, IFC Emerging Asia Fund
Ha supports the Office of the Director.
Ha Lai joined IFC in 2005 and worked in Vietnam and Singapore office before moving to AMC in Dec 2018. She held various roles at IFC including in front office coordination, office administration and facility management, and program assistance for both the investment and advisory services. Her prior experience outside the World Bank Group was sales planning and marketing in the automobile industry.
Ha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Languages.