Investment Committee

Ms. Geetha Tharmaratnam is the Chief Impact Investment Officer of the WHO Foundation. Previously she was Partner – Africa & Head of Impact for LGT Impact, founding partner of T5 Africa Capital Partners, portfolio management team member and a principal in the CIO Office at Aureos Capital. Geetha is an advisor to Capria Ventures, an accelerator for impact fund managers and acts as Advisor for Capria Ventures, a global investment firm facilitating the flow of impact capital by providing fund managers with acceleration and advisory services, funding, and access to a growing network of leading fund managers around the world. She was previously with Abraaj Group, a growth markets private equity (PE) firm investing $7.5 Billion in 160+ businesses in Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Asia as Director, Portfolio Management. Prior to Abraaj she was with Aureos Capital, the largest SME Emerging Markets PE firm investing $1.3 Billion in Africa, Latin America and Asia, as Principal, Investments and ESG. She brings over 16 years international work experience in banking, insurance/reinsurance, PE and development finance in Emerging Markets. Geetha has served on several industry and economic forums such the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Development, the African Venture Capital & Private Equity Sustainability Board Sub-Committee, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association and Principles for Responsible Investing Working and the G8 taskforce on Impact Investing. She is an MBA and MSc Mgmt. Research (Private Equity as an instrument of development in Africa) Graduate of Said Business School, Oxford University. Her first degree was a BSc (Hons) in Finance from University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.