Daniel Levy

Executive Director

Mr. Levy’s decades of leadership in impact finance, private investment, and economic development is distinguished by his ability to design, restructure, and scale complex financial instruments across high-growth frontier and emerging markets. He has held principal roles across investment committees, portfolio management, and large-scale program design, resulting in the successful structuring and deployment of over US$1 billion in capital

GLOBAL IMPACT

Mr. Levy is a seasoned investment strategist with deep expertise across multiple asset classes and geographies. His work centers on de-risking investments in critical sectors to unlock sustainable value in emerging markets, cross-border trade, and MSME development. His career reflects a rare blend of financial acumen and developmental insight. In the impact finance and climate bond space, he helped raise a US$200 million dual-continent climate bond supported by the World Bank, Lloyds, and Morgan Stanley during his tenure at ReSeed a milestone in mobilizing capital for climate resilience and green growth. In micro-finance and SME finance, his leadership has driven the design and implementation of over US$100 million in micro-finance schemes and investment portfolios across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, working with global institutions such as the World Bank and UNDP. Beyond sectoral boundaries, Mr. Levy has structured and deployed capital across **diverse sectors from digital banking, agriculture, and infrastructure to manufacturing, health, and technology enabling inclusive economic growth across Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, and Latin America. His track record embodies a clear vision: to leverage innovative finance as a bridge between global capital and local impact, driving transformation where it matters most.

SELECT EXECUTIVE & LEADERSHIP MANDATES

Director of Global Agricultural Program Design & Operations, ReSeed (Since 2023)
- Led global agricultural program design and operations, managing partnerships across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Mr. Levy strategically supported the CEO in raising the $200 million dual-continent climate bond. He facilitated de-risking strategies for corporate partnerships with leading organizations, including Mondelez, Nestlé, Unilever, Apple, and IKEA Foundation.
Senior Technical Specialist, UNDP / US Department of Justice (2021–2023)
- Served as Senior Technical Specialist, directing a US$500 million economic-recovery portfolio across five countries. Mr. Levy’s work involved aligning 30+ donor institutions and ministries, restructuring program operations during political transitions, and designing $45 million in agricultural micro-finance and investment schemes. Mr. Levy developed a proprietary ‘Blended Value Alignment Framework’ to position capital according to ‘risk-return-impact preference,’ enhancing systemic stability.
Partner for Investment Restructuring, Vital Capital Fund (2018–2021)
- Mr. Levy worked within Vital Capital’s $350 million West Africa-focused impact fund. He led the restructuring of a portfolio group of distressed companies, raising an additional $100 million in capital and increasing IRR by up to 60% for underperforming assets. He instituted audit-ready IFRS controls, led comprehensive cost and risk analyses, and maintained fiduciary responsibility for project assets.
Team Lead and Key Economic Research Expert, World Bank Group (Pre-2018)
- Directed a global team in Liberia, designing and implementing economic research and private-sector interventions, including $50 million in micro-finance indexes. As Chief of Party and Country Director at USAID (Pre-2017), he facilitated $100 million in foreign direct investment and created 4,500 new full-time jobs through MSME policy reforms, resulting in a 2.5x economic multiplier, equivalent to facilitating 10% of Liberia’s annual GDP.
Private Sector Turnaround Leadership
- Mr. Levy’s early career highlights operational excellence and value creation:
  - Managing Director, Australian Exploration Drilling Company: Executed a turnaround from bankruptcy to an eight-figure exit by instituting rigorous financial and operational controls and securing Liberia’s largest drilling contract.
  - Investment Director, CMR (Private-Equity Family Office): Managed approximately $120 million in assets, achieving a 200% increase in annual recurring revenue and reducing operating expenses by over 25% through supply-chain optimization.
Specialized Expertise and Education
- Mr. Levy has led complex change-management mandates for multinational clients in the extractives sector (including Anglo-American, Severstal, and BHP) overseeing projects exceeding $2 billion in total value and more than 1,000 employees.
  He also pioneered:
  - Médecins Sans Frontière’s (MSF) Ebola response in Liberia, including the country’s largest medical supply facilities, the first children’s hospital with over 100 beds, securing over $5 million in infrastructure;
  - A.P.-Moller Maersk’s Ebola response in Liberia designing over 200 quarantine housing units, in partnership with the Ministry of Health;
  - Aspen Medical’s leverage buyout of medical facilities, establishing their first regional West African hub, the first medical facilities for ex-patriate level care and partnerships with the World Health Organization (WHO), MSF to create the first air evacuation services during the Ebola outbreak.
- Education:
  - MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, HEC Paris.
- Affiliation:
  - Teaches Entrepreneurship and Business Design at Ashesi University in Ghana, where he helps incubate technology-driven ventures in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.