Tamer El-Raghy

Tamer has over 25 years of investment, entrepreneurial and innovation experience in Africa, Middle East, USA and Europe. As the founding MD of ARAF; an impact VC fund that invests in Agri startups with business models that help farmers adapt to climate change, he led the team that invested in 14 companies that directly impacted more than two million farmers in East and West Africa. Prior to joining ARAF, he led responsAbility AG (rA) Agriculture PE in Africa and Cargill’s growth strategy and investment activities in Africa. He received an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, a PhD in Materials Engineering from Drexel University and a B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Cairo University.