ASATU SHANNON

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

WITH NEARLY THIRTEEN YEARS OF FINANCE EXPERIENCE -SPECIFICALLY SEVEN YEARS VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTING,THREE YEARS INVESTMENT BANKING, AND TEN YEARS DIRECT INVESTING PLUS SEVEN YEARS HELPING BUSINESSES TO IMPROVE THEIR OPERATIONS, SHANNON IS A WELL-ROUNDED BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL.

 FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN WORKING TO RAISE CAPITAL AND INVEST IN OPPORTUNITIES THAT FACE DIFFICULTIES FUNDRAISING BUT THAT CREATE MEASURABLE SOCIAL GOOD. PRIOR TO THAT, ASATU WAS AN INVESTMENT    BANKER AT GOLDMAN SACHS AND A PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTOR FOR A BRITISH IMPACT INVESTMENT FUND.

 SHANNON HOLDS AN MBA FROM CHICAGO BOOTH, AN MS FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND A BS FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.

SHE IS AN AMERICAN-BORN LIBERIAN WHO PARTIALLY GREW UP IN THE IVORY COAST; SHANNON HAS TRAVELLED TO FIFTY-TWO COUNTRIES AND CONSIDERS HERSELF A TRUE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD.