Mark Doumba is a serial entrepreneur, investor, development economist and policy maker.

He currently serves as Gabon’s Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation, driving the country’s digital transformation across government, business, and financial services. Previously, as Minister of Economy and Public Holdings, he spearheaded reforms to strengthen governance, mobilize resources, and accelerate key infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships.

Before public service, Mark was an entrepreneur and investor across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. As founder of CLIKPAY Technologies, he built Central Africa’s first licensed neobank. He is also founder of Enovate Capital, an impact investment firm. His ventures mobilized over US$50 million, expanded financial access to 100,000+ underbanked customers, provided healthcare to 70,000+ patients, empowered 50,000+ small businesses, connected 1 million people to telecom services, and created 500+ jobs.

On the global stage, he advised the Green Climate Fund in its formative years, contributed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council, co-founded Okoumé Capital, Gabon’s sovereign venture fund, and serves on the Board of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development, supporting the growth of innovation ecosystems in developing and emerging markets.

Mark studied at George Washington University, the London School of Economics, and Harvard Kennedy School, where he was Managing Editor of the Africa Policy Journal. He is a Foundry Fellow at MIT and was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2025). His work consistently focuses on building systems that expand opportunity, empower communities, and prepare economies for a digital and sustainable future.