Stéphane Le Bouder advises investors and companies operating in Africa. Previously, he was a Managing Director of AFIG Funds, a leading African private equity fund manager based in Dakar, Senegal. At AFIG Funds, he was a member of the Investment Committee, and played a leadership role in investing, portfolio company management, exits, as well as investor relations. Prior to joining AFIG Funds, Le Bouder served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he worked with senior Treasury and White House officials to advance the Obama Administration’s international financial and development agenda. Prior to Treasury, he served as Staff Director for the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. As a senior committee staff, under the leadership of Committee Chairman Barney Frank (Massachusetts), and Subcommittee Chairman Gregory Meeks (New York), Le Bouder helped draft the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, and was also responsible for congressional oversight of multilateral institutions. He also has past experience in consulting, derivatives trading, and in technology startups, all of which help inform his work as an investor, and policy advisor. Le Bouder holds a BA and MA in Economics from McGill University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a native of the Central African Republic, and holds both French and American citizenships. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and three children.