Devang Vussonji

Devang is a Co-Founder and Partner at Axum based in Tanzania. His areas of expertise include carbon and biodiversity markets, forest economies, impact investments, agriculture, industrialization, financial inclusion, education and youth unemployment. He is passionate about building movements that lead to climate-positive growth and human capital development. In the climate sector, Devang launched BIRA, Africa’s First Biodiversity Project Accelerator, to aid biodiversity-focused projects in assessing their impact and connecting with investors. In human capital development, Devang introduced Elimu-Soko, a collaboration with the Hempel Foundation and piloted by the Governments of Rwanda and Zanzibar, to unlock public financing for education innovations.

Prior to Axum, Devang was a Partner at Dalberg where he advised public and private sector clients for 12 years. He also led Dalberg’s Education to Employment practice and chaired its Global People & Values Committee. Devang holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College.