Derek Saleeby

Derek’s professional background was in finance and investing in both emerging and developed markets across numerous sectors. This developing and developed market experience provides a holistic perspective to his approach to opportunities and situations. He has experience on the sell-side (investment banking, capital markets, and sales) and in asset management (private equity, a hedge fund, and a hedge fund of funds where he was chief investment officer). He has served with firms such as Citibank, Salomon Smith Barney, Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (Latin America), RAM Capital, and Deutsche Bank Asset Management/RLJ.

From 2006 to the present, Derek has provided advisory work for private equity, hedge fund investors, companies, and financial services firms in both emerging markets and developed markets, including facilitating the closing of a $67 million U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) funding to a new Africa focused private equity/mezzanine fund and also a $30 million Liberian Enterprise Fund. His advisory work, which has included negotiating local investment rights and sourcing new investments for funders, has enhanced Derek’s already strong network of private and public officials in Africa and Latin America.

From 1999 to 2001, Derek was a founding partner of the advisory firm African Private Equity Partners, where his team provided advisory services to Mexico's Cemex in its exploration of African investment opportunities and the formation of a possible special purpose acquisition vehicle for developing markets.

Derek holds a BA from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.