The great reset must place social justice at its centre
Capitalism as we know it needs to be reformed. The growing discontent at the ideology that has created so much wealth and progress on the one hand, and yet so much inequality and instabil...
Mark Doumba is an investor, entrepreneur and development economist focused on driving sustainable economic growth and innovation in Africa and emerging markets of Asia.
As a Managing Partner @ Enovate Capital, he has led early-stage investments that have generated significant social impact, empowering small businesses, providing digital financial services to underbanked populations, improving e-governance, and expanding healthcare access. These ventures have collectively raised over US$50 million in risk capital, treated 50,000+ healthcare patients, empowered 40,000+ small businesses to formalize, provided digital payment and credit services to 100,000+ underbanked customers, and delivered mobile phone and internet services to 1 million+ people, generating more than 500 direct jobs.
As founder and CEO of CLIKPAY Technologies, Mark navigated a complex regulatory environment to build CLIKPAY Money, Central Africa's first licensed neobank, regulated by the Central Bank.
Mark’s career began in investment banking and principal investments at one of Dubai's most prominent family offices. He later joined the Green Climate Fund (GCF)'s Transitional Committee, helping establish the world’s largest climate fund. From 2014 to 2016, he was on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the future of mining and metals. He co-founded Okoumé Capital, Gabon’s €30.6 million sovereign venture capital fund in 2015, and Enovate Capital, a private impact investment company.
Mark holds degrees from George Washington University, the London School of Economics, and the Harvard Kennedy School. He was Managing Editor of the Africa Policy Journal at Harvard and is a Foundry Fellow at the Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT.
Capitalism as we know it needs to be reformed. The growing discontent at the ideology that has created so much wealth and progress on the one hand, and yet so much inequality and instabil...
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