Established by Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding EXIM policies and programs designed to support the expansion of financing support for U.S. manufactured goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Committee members advise EXIM on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support EXIM's engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa with a view to boosting American exports and bolstering U.S. jobs.
Chair
Jude Kearney
Managing Partner, ASAFO & CO.
Members
Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr.
CEO, Botho Emerging Markets Group
Bridget Gainer
Global Head of Public Affairs, Aon
Kristin Hedger
Senior Vice President, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing
Jeff Lee
CEO, Lee and Associates, Inc.
Florie Liser
President & CEO, Corporate Council on Africa
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition, Founder, LEAP Africa
Amb. Harry Thomas, Jr.
Senior Fellow, Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs
Rev. Matthew Watley
CEO , Black Idea Coalition Chair, Kingdom Global Community Development Corporation
Wellington Webb
President, and Founder, Webb Group International Former Mayor, Denver, CO
Transcripts:
Please click here to view the transcripts from the committee meetings.
For more information about the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee, please click here to view a Fact Sheet or email advisory@exim.gov.